... filled with racist sentiments and elitist doctrine, there is a portion that resonates with current US society: Take up the White Man's burden-- And reap his old reward: The blame of those ye better, The hate of those ye guard-- The cry of hosts ye humour (Ah, slowly!) toward the light:-- "Why brought he us from bondage, Our loved Egyptian night?" (33-40). As an ancillary goal of ... the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the American military decided to democratize the ancient nation, once Saddam Hussein was removed from the seat of power. US ... America's reasons for a decade-long occupation. So...

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... trillion dollar. According to our ways of life it is predicated the debt will increase by 3.2 billion per day. In economical term, the debt means the total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed, by various means. The national debt has always been a major concern of the American people, whether they truly know what it is all ... about or not. What most people do not realize is that the debt that our country has is continually growing faster and faster at an unbelievable rate, an amount which we cannot even imagine. For fifty year in ... turn 70 and realize we have no ...

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Why did Saddam Hussein attempt to develop nuclear and biological weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? The answer to this question comes from the history of the region, the ideology of the Baath Party, the hasty forming of a country without a common identity, and the weapons of mass destruction held by Israel. Saddam Hussein is very aware of the history of his country. Iraq is the location of the first civilization. The area was called Mesopotamia, the ... over the mass murder of those who belong to racially inferior groups. Arabs are superior according to Baathists. Saddam follows the beliefs...

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... in a system, it's a joke to bring in a foreign leader to show the way. Another question can be, "when will America "exit" the country?" No country is perfect; they all have their own issues. But when will America know when to stop. When will the US decide to leave the Iraqi troubles to the Iraqi people themselves? Will we occupy a foreign land until we scream so loud in their ... ears they are deaf? In this case, it seems the Iraqi's were deaf before the USA even came along ... . And the use seemed quite ... ...

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... make, when all those legs and arms and heads, chopped off in battle, shall join together at the latter day and cry all 'We died at such a place;' some swearing, some crying for a surgeon, some upon their wives left poor behind them, some upon the debts they owe, some upon their children rawly left Now, if these men do not die well, it ... Sadam Housein and his support of terrorism. Bush feels like the most effective way to accomplish this is by engaging in a full scale war. The American people, who closely feel the effects of this war is not in total agreement on how the situation shoul...

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... Iraqis are being killed for what reason? Going to war against Iraq is only not justified, but it would be pointless. Why go to war with a country that does not pose a present danger of mass destruction, and because the country has an unruly leader? Why take their oil from them? Don't you realize that if we go to war, it will cost billions of dollars ... Security Council resolutions, because the U.S. has violated them too. So what is the war really about? It is about the oil, the U.S. wants oil. Iraq is a well known country for its oil. It has the second largest reserves of petroleum, an...

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... uninvolved in this war until the attack at Pearl Harbor by Japan." (Feldmeth) This forced Congress to declare war against Japan, Germany, and Italy. America was actually forced into war after the Pearl Harbor event. The Americans being so powerful, that in a way they were the hero's of the war. If the U.S. did not step in, would the war have the same outcome or the same victor? I don't ... believe that World War II would have the same outcome. How could small countries like Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France, defend themselves against a powerful country like G...

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... an urgent need to rebuild the infrastructure and restore essential services within that country. The estimate cost of reconstruction could reach $100 Billion. I believe that the $ 87 billion that the Bush Administration is asking for will cause an economic down for the American tax payers. This money should be a loan to the country and not a grant as the Bush Administration is requesting. Winer, Noah, "The Reconstruction of Iraq" Wall Street ... asking for would leave the American to pay a much larger debt of a reconstruction project. The issue on the spending bill is seen differently a...

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... , because President Bush believed that Hussein had ties to Al Qaeda, as well as possessing weapons of mass destruction. Operation Desert Storm began in August of 1991. August 8, was when the United States" soldiers actually pushed through to Kuwait and Iraq. Also on this date, Hussein declared that he was annexing Kuwait as part of Iraq. Previously, Hussein had been trying ... be a separate nation from Iraq, and it would be harder for Hussein to control, even if he did place his armies in Kuwait to quell the insurrections that would be imminent (King, 22-3). Saddam Hussein tried to use h...

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... life, it is our duty to take it out." Blake wasn't the only one who I ran into who supported the war. I also talked to Dane Maxfield (junior) who supported the war. He said, "I totally support it. If I wasn't here playing football, I"d definitely be over there fighting. I have friends over there fighting for this country and I would fight too if I could." Though I could not continue ... . America is stemming into more things than they should and our intent is to go over and help, but we end up overtaking everything. I also don't like the idea that if we destroy someone else's country, we...

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... Iraq Although, many people support his plan, many others oppose it. He also discussed several other important issues that can affect the country's future. The most important issue is probably our situation with Iraq. Much of Bush's speech was spent discussing his plans to solve our ... Iraq. He said that he is asking other countries to join our cause, but their decisions will not influence our course of action. He described why the use of force is not only warranted, but it is also obligatory, and that Saddam Hussein is a real and impending threat to our security. ... In addition, Bush s...

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... stated why the United States sent troops into the country of Iraq. Most of the reasons given were proven to be misleading. The author believes that there were a host of underlying reasons the U.S. government sent troops there. These underlying reasons were withheld from the United State citizens. The stated reasons and the underlying reasons for the war in Iraq will be discussed in this essay. The United States government stated the reasons why troops ... another way to take the focus off of not finding bin Laden. The people of the U.S did not know was that the U.S. sold the weapons to ...

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... their abundant natural resources. Oil is their main resource. If the oil is so abundant there, and we need oil, why are the gas prices still up? That is a big problem with imperialism it costs a lot of money. Not only do you need to ship reinforcements, supplies, machinery and armaments to the poor country that is about to get taken over, but it costs a lot ... of money on the home front to back the government because the government normally raises taxes to ... recourses. That sounds like imperialism to me. In my opinion, imperialism can be a good thing or a bad thing. If a country occ...

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... them to realize this war is a mistake. I have researched this topic long and hard, and after getting both sides of the story (pro and anti) I stand very firm on my beliefs that this war is unjust. I would like to give you some of the reasons why this war on Iraq is wrong. This invasion is unconstitutional. Bush is acting as if he has ... the right to attack Iraq whenever he feels like it. He couldn't be more wrong. An attitude like that is very dangerous ... to Congress, and only Congress, to make the momentous decision of whether to take the U.S. to war or not. It says so in Article 1...

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... in other countries, but when the only motivation is to further the American cause, that is not right. Second the United States does not want to see the country Iraq bullied by neighboring country Iran; it is clear what the U.S.'s motivation is. Money, money is at the heart of every country in the world. There is a saying "He who has the money has the power". So why would America care about what is ... happing in the Middle East? Oil, ... Iraq is one of the leading oil producing countries in the world. In the minds of American politicians ... ...

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... Donald H. Rumsfeld was telling his aides to come up with plans for striking Iraq - even though there was no evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the attacks." - CBS NEWS. This is another statement which shows a general grudge against the country and leadership of Iraq, suggesting America would pounce on anything they can use to attack Iraq, most likely because they see Iraq as a potential ... produced by Saddam, which could have devastating effects if there were any produced. On the news it was confirmed that no weapons of mass destruction were found. According to the two events just desc...

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... at best, going slowly. Every opened door only leads to another locked door in the seemingly wasted desert country. The gloomy liberation of Iraq has transpired into little more than the obliteration of a country that can never be wholly restored. Why should the citizens of Iraq hail the coalition force who destroyed thousands of lives, the electricity or "beating heart of Iraq", water purification, and manufacturing capability? (page 10 ... , Sept.) "The war interrupted the therapy, he relapsed and now there is little chance, without new and more effective medicine ... ...

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... example, after September 11, many people were patriotic, not because they loved their country, but because they were doing what was socially acceptable at the time. For instance, some businesses put up signs that said they were for the war with Iraq or that they were praying for the troops. Some businesses truly did mean what they wrote. Nevertheless, there were other businesses that put ... the signs up solely because it was what their competitors were doing. Also, people will buy items that show patriotism to be up to date with society. In particular, people buy clothes on which is pr...

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... of these countries. They are the largest ethnic nationality without an actual country. After the First World War, in which the Ottoman Empire was defeated, the treaty of Sevres was concluded 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 this Treaty of Lausanne the new situation with the new frontiers was acknowledged. The treaty of Sevres was now voi...

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... comes unemployment, the decline of stock prices and depression. The gas prices have increased and that does not improve the economy either. Another concern of why we even went to war is that we didn't have any other support from other countries. Did those countries know something we didn't? What are their reasons for not giving us support? Great Britain was the only country that offered support ... for the Iraqi cause. The disadvantage put many Americans ill at ease ... . The question still remains. Should we have gone to ... ...

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... -out war against Iraq. These things bring us to the following questions: is there morality in all these wars of aggression? Did these powerful countries have the justifiable reason to declare war and conquer the weaker nations? Answering these questions would mean analyzing the reasons why these superpowers engaged in war. To this, the immediate response of these nations is that they need to ... wrong and unjustifiable to do so. The numerous war casualties, destruction of property and social unrest during the war is reason enough to say so. The citizens of the aggrieved country suffer not...

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... civilization and its peace. Although some American philosophers and higher power men have said that the terrorists responsible for the attacks on 9/11 should be excused because we as a country brought on the attack due to our policies worldwide specifically in the Middle East. The men that flew the planes into the World Trade Center are evil and they intentionally carried through with these evil deeds. Even ... combat in his country and also he betrayed the truce set during the Gulf War. Clearly the United States had justifiable reasons for waging this war on terrorism, specifically agai...

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... what is said and what is not said. With so many different methods of media manipulation, it is hard for viewers to get the full truth and form their own opinions based on fact, which I believe is what our country's leaders want. Are we as influenced by what we are not told as we are influenced by what we are told? Absolutely ... necessary. It is sickening to see civilians manipulated into hating others, based on the use of one simple word. Throughout my research I found multiple methods of manipulation as discussed by Parentis. Framing, never learning to ask why, labeling, and slighting...

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... in Iraq on December 15th - nine years after US forces stepped foot on the foreign ground. US troops initially staged a war to rid Iraq of the weapons of mass destruction that they were thought to possess, but after almost 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 clear: Iraq will be ... tested in the days a...

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... world domination after this news, yet it is America who showed itself as a country seeking world domination a country who would crush any nation in its way. In the broad spectrum of the world we have made ourselves tyrants and showed the great force which is America and we have established to the world our might. Showing that might have put us in danger of being attacked ... . Really who would dare stand against us, do they not know we will conquer any country that believes it can. In certain polls Israel was considered to be the greatest threat to the world, strange that it is the suppo...

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