... both manufacture nuclear weapons and are run by a dictatorial government. Countries like China, England, France, Russia and even the U.S. are all on the list of countries that own nuclear weapons. So why is the U.S. putting its focus solely on Iraq? Considering the U.S. government supports dictatorial monarchies like Saudi ... of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.) (http://www.theage.comau/articles/2002/06/12/1023864297401.html) The U.S. is at this moment developing advanced systems of weapons of mass destruction...

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... get rid of a major user of Weapons of Mass Destruction ("W.M.D."). According to Zakaria, "Very few states have set out to make chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, taking one off the list are a big step toward safety." Other producers would think twice before going down Saddam's path. Hussein is unpredictable, so to take him out of power would make Iraq and countries ... around Iraq safer. The fact that Saddam may have w.m.d. is a declaration of war. Sullivan states," Recall the war was won 12 years ago, no peace treaty was signed. Instead, a truce was arranged on a clear and unequ...

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... said, Iraq is trying to extend the range of it's missiles in order to reach Israel. (Defector: Iraq could have nukes by 2005, Barry Schweid, August 1, 2002. www.CNN.com 9-12-02.) b. Leader of the Middle East Khidir Hamza said Saddam Hussein has a long history of involvement in international terrorism, a history that ranges from assassinations of Iraqi's abroad in the 1970s ... if Saddam makes it into the nuclear arena, he will be the regions undisputed leader in Arab eyes." (CNN NewsPass VIDEO, Mike Boettcher reports, July 31, 2002. www.CNN.com 9-12-02.) Although at this point the U.S. ...

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... opinion is a joke seeing how China has a massive army, and they like to flaunt it off in parades to try and show their power. Well, warfare is good if your county is being threatened with weapons of mass destruction. Also, China has the backing of France and Russia, and those three nations have veto power over any United Nations approved actions ... ...

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... the cause and that course of action may have acted as a catalyst, advancing the time frame of a September 11th style attack on U.S. soil. In fact, the Defense Science Board's 1997 Summer Study Task Force on DoD (Department of Defense) Responses to Transnational Threats sated that, "Historical data show a strong correlation between U.S. involvement in international situations and an increase in terrorist attacks ... ...

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... , nor direct threat from Iraq to justify going to war with them except exaggerated claims of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and only hints of Iraq's connection to Al-Queda (12). This war is being fought to defend an imperial agenda orchestrated by the Bush administration in what I believe is to control all of the oil in the world. According to ... in high numbers of civilian casualties. The Just War Theory of "Proper Authority" holds that those who lead us into war must have the proper authority to do so (Fiala 12). President Bush used his executive power to launch a military attack o...

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... their natural resources from them? I think we should not take things away from another country that don't belong to us. Going to war with Iraq only adds to the long list of problems that have not been resolved, and might never be resolved. It would result in damaging the oil wells, causing a global disaster, and leading to a strong increase in prices ... ...

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... that the war in Iraq should not be fought for the simple reason of Patriotism. According to another article on www.MotherJones.com the Bush administration has been hypocritical. Last summer at West Point, president Bush gave a speech about how the country will be following the lead of a 354-year old doctrine, the Treaty of Westphalia. Jim Lobe, of the Asia ... ...

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... Iraq have found many small things to fight about. An interesting argument would be that of pencils. As the Iraqi Embassy in Jordan stated, "Officials claim pencils were on a UN list of banned imports to Iraq, because the world body feared Saddam would use the graphite for military purposes (Getzlaff 1)." So what was the open window given to Iraq that was ... ...

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... that dwell therein! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short! Revelation 12:9-12 Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. John ... ...

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... ." (page 11, Oct.) Mountains of accusations have been made against the two, including lying about large quantities of uranium being sought in Africa, and the suicide of a nuclear scientist. (page 12, Oct.) The two have emerged from this conflict, clearly weaker politically than they were before they entered, Blair especially. While Bush wisely chose to promise little reward from this entanglement ... promised "the world," and the weight of the world fell upon his shoulders, as his approval ratings have plummeted into the 20's, no sign of liberation occurring in Iraq. (page 12, Oct.) As o...

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... has an answer to these questions I would love to hear them sometime during my life time. This brings me to my first question and that is WHO"S NEXT on the list? Will it be Iran, Libya or maybe the Saudis! Well if you are: Arab, live in the Middle East and are Muslim then your chances are very high of getting ... ...

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... has no fear of putting his own people in danger, and is willing to sacrifice their lives for his countries current world and political position. After seeing the facts and reading various articles on the war now I can finally say that I for the most part agree with what he US is doing. I am normally a very anti-war person and don't support ... many violent acts upon other nations, but after reading the issues that are present with our war with Iraq I have to agree with what is going on over there. The people in Iraq are dealing with a tyrant that taes ... ...

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... and their campaigns. Also, in the Iraqi occupation and the war itself there has been a new milestone in the media world. News coverage is very explicit and surprisingly live. To list several differences we can start with what the government allowed the media to know. In Vietnam the media knew more than the complaining media has been allowed to know recently ... ...

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... in weather that is warm but not too warm. So I decided to go in early May during this time the average temperature is between 68-96 deg. Later in the summer the temperature is as high as 110 deg. During the winter, in the regions toward the north there is some occasional snow. Temperature can drop as low as 25 deg ... ...

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Battlefield Iraq In the summer of 2002, President Bush declared that the U.S. was going to disarm Iraq through warfare. Such an invasion was the first test of the new policy expressed by President George W. Bush ... ...

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... the Post mentioning her new line the same day. I chose The War on Terror " There's No Turning Back- as my common story. I found this paper to feature very easy reading " breaking down their stories with subtitles including: false accusations condemned, questions and commentary, as well as bullets listing important information under the headline. Some of these bullets included facts ... the pros and cons of how a war would effect the UK, as well as, the benefits of why we should go to war now verses why we should wait. After reading several of the articles in the Sun, although I don't ag...

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... dollar deficit. (Stark) Some believe that certain countries can be influenced into providing clandestine assistance to America during the war. Experts also believe that removing Iraq from the rogue state list and facilitating its full participation in the international energy market would lower oil prices and as a result positively affect the global economy and certainly the US economy (LaFranchi). However, "Events ... ...

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... of a No-Fly-Zone, and a restriction on exporting oil. Even with these restrictions in place, in the opinion of the current U.S. administration, Iraq was able to pose enough of a threat 12 years later making it necessary for President George W. Bush to go back to the United Nations and get resolution 1431, giving the United States and Britain power they already had ... to disarm Iraq. Then the U.N. weapons inspectors went in again, repeating their 12 year ritual by not finding anything definitive or concrete that would implicate Saddam or anyone in his regime. But according to Bush, the ...

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... dollar deficit. (Stark) Some believe that certain countries can be influenced into providing clandestine assistance to America during the war. Experts also believe that removing Iraq from the rogue state list and facilitating its full participation in the international energy market would lower oil prices and as a result positively affect the global economy and certainly the US economy (LaFranchi). However, "Events ... ...

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... war against Iraq in the pretext of liberating its people and making the world a safer place against weapons of mass destruction. Though these things may be right considering the long list of abuses and oppression brought by the Saddam Hussein regime, it still is morally wrong and unjustifiable to do so. The numerous war casualties, destruction of property and social unrest ... ...

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... dollar deficit. (Stark) Some believe that certain countries can be influenced into providing clandestine assistance to America during the war. Experts also believe that removing Iraq from the rogue state list and facilitating its full participation in the international energy market would lower oil prices and as a result positively affect the global economy and certainly the US economy (LaFranchi). However, "Events ... ...

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... with the American-led occupation in high profile positions. She is a Shiite Muslim and a career diplomat, who led the Iraqi delegation to the New York donor's conference for Iraq this summer. She holds a doctorate in modern literature and a bachelor's degree in law. U.S. SHOW OF FORCE On Saturday morning, soldiers patrolled through Tikrit and the eastern banks of the Tigris river, site ... ...

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... improve very much. Its human rights record stayed very dreadful, continuing with the Anfal, a murderous campaign against its own Kurdish minority. In 1982, the State Department removed Iraq from its list of countries that sponsor terrorism so that the United States could legally provide arms, agricultural credits, and other support to Iraq in its war with Iran. But Iraq continued to ... ...

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... born to a poor Arab family on April 28, 1937. Hussein studied law in Egypt after his attempt to assassinate the premier of Iraq, Abdul Karim Kassem, in 1959. In the summer of 1968, the Baath party returned to power and named Hussein as deputy chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council. Hussein has been described by many as the most powerful person ... ...

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