... , I have always pondered: What is the purpose of war? As a young adult, I still have not found an answer to this question. Especially to recent events in Iraq, the concept of war has ... involved in war. In most circumstances, war has modest limitations to the lives of individuals. Soldiers are not the only casualties in war. Innocent civilians such as women and children are victims of war. Usually, the death and casualty numbers of innocent civilians would outnumber the death and casualty numbers of soldiers. Looking at ... the war in Iraq, who would take responsibility for the deaths ...

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... Saddam Hussein will destroy the world? Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction, that's why we must destroy him before he destroys the world. Here's a little quote for George W. Bush I just heard on TV which made me so sick that I had to spill it all out: ?We are the greatest nation in the world, ... we have the greatest people in the world and so, we will prevail.? For me personally, that particular quote rings a giant church bell in my head. Nazis. I?ll explain what I mean (for those who aren't the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree). Hitler and the Nazis believed that German ...

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... , NATO fighting Afghanistan, and a war going on in Iraq; you would think that WWIII is about to begin. The world awaits to see who the United States of America chooses as their President because that person could be the deciding factor. Being a superpower comes with great responsibility; that particular country must be involved in every conflict on earth in one way ... , Iraq was deemed to be cooperating with terrorist, therefore making war unavoidable with the country. A few years later, Iran started enriching uranium, claiming it was for energy purposes, and North Korea was testing nucl...

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... had a metal fragment in her skull in which the doctors were afraid to remove it because it might have resulted in her dying . She was thankful for still being alive, and it is really sad to see a young innocent girl get hurt and abused physically and emotionally. Thousands ... in the U.S. and others involved. The U.S. should really think of these questions and concerns, because there are several reasons why. The reason for going to war against Iraq is not justified. Iraq has made no threats or attacks toward the U.S.. They also had nothing to do with Al ... world. Going to war against I...

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... the scripture of the Bible it was stated that thou shall not kill; this poses an intriguing question. Why would God state thou shall not kill and order disciples such as David to destroy sinful cities. He order disciples to destroy sinful cities because they were evil and no good. This brings us to the present were Iraq is not only ... your children and millions of precious lives over a guest. Wouldn't you better feel safe then sorry? If not you all are people who promitt and invite terrorist into out country as they did on September eleventh. You all have the nerve to be so cocky and s...

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... a decade in the hostile country, no such weapons were found. Instead, the nine-year invasion revamped American politics and provided Muslims with a solid foundation for their hatred towards Americans. With American troops absent from the country, Iraq has a long and arduous road ahead of rebuilding (Shanker). "Let me be ... by economic and social issues, by the demands of democracy itself. Challenges remain, but the US will be there to stand by the Iraqi people as they navigate those challenges to build a stronger and more prosperous nation," said Panetta (Shanker). "After a lot of blo...

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... security at any and all costs. And presenting the possibility that Sadaam, if he gets control of nuclear or other weapons will supply them to terrorists for use against the U.S. All of which lay the groundwork for a new unprecedented American Doctrine repeatedly proclaimed, that the U.S. has a right to prevent WMD from coming in to the hands of evil, hostile regimes by any means ... necessary. These arguments undercut the case for preemptive war. The threat of international terrorism, even if it were the critical danger the administration claims it to be, does ... with which Europe has...

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... are sent through many psychological or internal communication barriers. In the end, the messages are filtered through the psychological barrier it is encoded for transmission. President Bush formulated this form of communication by addressing the people of The United States and briefing them on how he would handle ... the crisis in Iraq He delivered the message immediately to the public and reinforce with repetition. With that being said, he implemented measures as to how he would go about reconstruct Iraq. A message is not conveyed information, but the emotions that give the words mean...

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... war brought about the end of the great depression. Then the article explains why this is not true by using The Broken Window Fallacy. The Broken Window Fallacy is as follows: A vandal throws a brick through the window of a shop. The window costs $250 so the shop keeper has to spend that money there by stimulating ... window. No golf clubs and a window. So it ends up hurting the shop keeper, and since the shop keeper is part of a community it hurts the community as a whole. So in the short run the war will hurt the economy of the United States and their allies. It goes without saying that ...

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... not designed to build a civilian society." But September 11 changed US foreign policy radically, and stabilizing overseas countries is now viewed as a matter of national security. So what role should we take in the future? What are the rules for intervention, and who should be the enforcing party? Should the United States agree to whatever is proposed by the international community? I believe ... Bosnia, ethnic cleansing and mass killing threaten large numbers of civilians and a state is unwilling or unable to stop it; - When, as in Haiti, democracy is overthrown and people inside a sta...

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As the United States led toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq has taken place within the last year, the Kurdish struggle for self-determination in Northern Iraq still looks doubtful. The coalition does not see a role for the Kurds in post-Saddam Iraq. About 80,000 Kurdish peshmerga fighters were refused ... between Turkey and the Western Alliance. The treaty had the blueprint to create an autonomous Kurdish state. This treaty became negated after Turkey fought for its independence and did not allow the country to be divided. Now a new treaty had to be signed with the western world. In ...

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... of Iraq been aiding terrorists since September 11th, even though our country has been seeking out terrorists, they are creating and hiding weapons of mass destruction as well as being led by a dictator that has no regard for human life. First, Iraq has been giving support to terrorists even though our country has been trying to end all terrorism. Shortly after September 11th ... past and we are now taking affirmative action towards ending his reign. He has used his own civilians as lab rats to test his chemical agents as well as using school children, kids younger than me, as human shie...

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton originally chose what she referred to as "quiet diplomacy" concerning the Saudi Arabian women protesting the unwritten ban on their right to drive in the kingdom until the arrest of Manal ... to drive" (Dougherty). State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland defended Clinton, saying, "There are times when it makes sense to do so publicly and there are times for quiet diplomacy" (Dougherty). Clinton pursued quiet diplomacy and chose to work behind the scenes and raise the issue only in a telephone conversation last week with Saudi Prince ... right to drive. ...

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During the day of September 21st, life went on as normal for troops in Iraq, or at least normal for the area. One thing that was a little different was a visit by Brig. General Peter J. Talleri to Camp Taji. Talleri is the commander of the Defense Distribution Center and is stationed ... scene along with bomb making materials for IEDs. One of those killed was a known al-Qaeda terrorist. One wanted individual and three others were also captured in another operation targeting al Qaeda courier networks near Tarmiyah in the Belt region. The terrorist captured is believed to be involved with al Q...

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... to war with Iraq (going to war with Saddam Hussein and his regime, rather) without approval from the UN. Certain nations claim "peace" as an excuse for opposing the US. The truth is that their economic interests are at risk with a regime change in Iraq. These countries care nothing about the ... very interesting relations with the French. According to research by Craig Bisbing, in 1972 Saddam Hussein visited Paris and agreed to sell oil to France. For the past thirty years France has been supporting Hussein by purchasing oil from him. France later became Iraq's second largest weapon suppl...

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... but doesn't. It is a language which makes the bad seem good, the negative seem positive, the unpleasant seem attractive, or at least tolerable" (185). For example, when watching television people see companies using commercials to advertise against their competitors. In addition, reading the newspaper may result in a person only looking at ... makes an audience feel better than they might otherwise, that someone is just catering to the audience's egos. Bush does this many times in his speech. For instance, he uses words like "brave Americans", "strong nation", and "free people". Bush also...

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... and the lower class that is on welfare or struggling to get by, this country's people have it pretty well. Although most of them take what they have for granted. They don't realize how lucky they are to stay warm during the winter, keep cool during the summer, have a roof over their heads, and be ... "hey why not if we can". American people have also been known to be very aggressive, people think that all they want to do is fight as soon as something small happens. This may be true but sometimes, the fighting must happen or does it? What about in the Iraq case, most people thought they...

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... tycoons. Prior to the invasion, Iraq sold most of their limited oil contracts to the Russians and French refiners. Leaving very little room for the U.S and Britain, as the U.N had imposed sanctions on the country so Iraq was limited to the oil contracts they were able to sell. This left U.S ... cheaper. America could also then develop Iraq's vast oil fields, which two thirds remain untapped. The invasion of Iraq will be a cause of disappointment for the Governments of Russia, China and France who had been negotiating with Iraq over plans to develop its oil fields once sanctions were lif...

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... exhausted. There is no better arena to explore the question of a just war than a discussion of the conflict in Afghanistan. The horrific events of September 11th are held up as justification for the bombing of Afghanistan, a logic one can only agree with if we conclude that the lives of Americans are of greater value than the lives of Afghans. The successful outcome ... the Gulf War, an anti-American consensus was created between Islamist fundamentalists on the right, who regarded Americans as infidels trespassing in their holy land, and pan-Arab nationalists on the left, who viewed Ame...

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... the lucrative oil reserves. We have already established the cost of war -billions of dollars for equipment, and thousands of innocent men and women will be sent halfway around the world to fight a war for purely greedy economic reasons. Now, I am just as reluctant about shedding American blood as the next guy, but exactly how much oil and how much blood are we talking ... about? I mean if its 30 gallons of American blood for a gallon of oil, what sane man would agree to terms like that ... talks of peace or even the absurd idea of sending a security council to establish a new governmen...

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... 's speech. Bush begins his speech with a proposition, "to discuss a grave threat to peace . . . The threat comes from Iraq." A proposition is a type of claim, a main claim that serves as a basis for an extended argument. Iraq as a threat to peace in the United States and peace in the world is the proposition (claim) that Bush supports throughout his speech using reasoning, evidence, and other claims ... claim in that the claim involves moral and aesthetic judgments, which may affect the entire world. Lastly, it can be seen as a policy claim because it calls for a change to be made, for a...

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... (the thoughts of Socrates), Homer, and Virgil. In Homer's the Iliad, Achilles struck back against Hector because Hector killed his friend, Patroclus. Achilles could be described as irrational after Patroclus was killed. While he waited for the gods to stop protecting Hector, Achilles savagely killed many other Trojans and eventually killed Hector purely out of vengeance. Achilles did not want his body ... remembers what Turnus did to Pallus and kills Turnus. This can be taken two different ways. First, it can be said that the U.S. should seek revenge for what happened on September 11 by ...

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MY PERSONAL FEELINGS ON THE WAR IN IRAQ I feel that the war in Iraq shouldn't be happening at all. Many innocent people are dying because of one bad person. I feel that bush could have found a better way to remove Saddam out of the country. War is way too ... costly and we"re already moving toward another depression. Bush is only having this war for political benefit. There are many people around the U.S. who feel that the war shouldn't be happening. People who have just had children or just gotten married are ... to Iraq they probably would have never been used. Some people feel they need t...

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Guns booming, missiles crashing, and soldiers yelling for help, in my mind this is exactly what I think my brother is walking into. My older brother Chris is going to be 22 on Friday the 12th, although I won't get ... to wish him a happy birthday. Why? Because my brother has put a temporary hold on his life to help others, he is in the United States Army, and has just left for the sandy lands of Iraq. Chris joined the Army right out of high school thinking that it was going to be an exciting experience and a challenge. Now I think he regrets ... going to speak my mind. Do they really think t...

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... , didn't we? The news stopped reporting news pertinent to Iraq, President George Bush assured the U.S. of the victory, and over 100,000 Iraqi "Scuds" lay charred, mutilated, and strewn across the oil-rich, heat-laden wasteland. If the war was over, why was Saddam Hussein allowed to continue on with his ... a conflict with an old enemy/ally: Iraq. "Ally?" you might recoil in repugnance, but it's true, for they do control our oil supply, and so therefore they are an ally. Enemy, well obviously, for their half-crazed lunatic leader decided to show Kuwait who's the boss. But we sure showed t...

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