... ve doubted until that point. The U.S. was put in a defensive position and declared a "war on terrorism." Weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq and the U.S. President was quick to invade and attack because of previous events. There are a myriad of opinions about this move. Some think it best ... to change their ruler, but are not able to. Their opinions are not counted in their government which means they are not responsible for the actions of their country. The relationship between the U.S. and Iraq is like Aeneas and Turnus in Virgil's, The Aeneid. Aeneas sought revenge from Tu...

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... there is no proof in documented history that America has ever just started a war or conflict for no particular reason. For example, when the United States went to war with Iraq the government risked its relationship with many NATO members. Risking the good relationship they had could have had serious consequences on the country. The American ... government felt so strongly about going to Iraq that they were willing to take this risk. After gathering all of my information, I came to the answer to my question. Whether or not there is a true answer to my ... are feared, and therefore we ...

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... television, which is television that is not allowed to air stories or views that are contrary to the controlling government. That is the very thing America is liberating Iraq from, and perhaps it's about time that America liberates its media. Our generation was without a great war, until ... never released. Most people in America didn't even stop to notice that there were some important details missing from all the statistics the U.S. government released. One of the major reasons behind the problem is because all of the broadcasting companies are coming under the ownership of career-domi...

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... is only hiding his weaponry. Now there is some hot discussion among politicians if to support a war, probably even without a UN mandate; e.g. the German government is clearly opposing those plans. Thus Bush, an advocate of a "pre-emptive" strike has a lot of work to build a coalition and to convince ... I will examine the most striking ones and uncover their possible effects on the listener. Overall, Bush does his best to picture a military strike against Iraq as a defensive action for the good of everybody, to describe the USA in a very positive way as the world's selfless liberator, wh...

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... more U.S. citizens wanted Gore than Bush - but Bush won? The Electoral College - which consists of politically adept professionals who decide for us who will run our government - was designed by our founding fathers as a way to avoid crucial decisions being made by the politically inept populace. This per se isn't a bad method. ... all have the right to vote, to make change as we see fit, "for the people, and by the people - however in the matters of government we are repressed by those who have our elected officials by the pocket book. ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS; WHY WE DON'T KNOW During th...

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... go and hide? All those Americans supported military action for fear that something like this would happen again and they did not want that to happen. Now I fully understand that Iraq is not Afghanistan, and the reasons for fighting are different. However, these protesters feel that it is not necessary to fight in ... . But lets be realistic, there is a very real threat in Saddam Hussein. According to a CNN poll eighty-six percent of Americans feel that Iraq is a threat. (CNN) Protesters must understand that peace is unattainable when an entire country (Iraq) despises our nation. Proteste...

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... using nuclear weapons in its war against terrorism and hereby encouraging other countries by producing and in the worst case using them. Also, entering Iraq against the will of the United Nations is not an action that makes America a peacekeeper. Of course, the Europeans are happy that Saddam Hussein ... is captured and that hopefully a better time for the Iraq people will come, but not against all prices and regulations. Another example is the prisoners that were made in Afghanistan. Have you ever wondered ... . Today, not only the Islamic countries have a problem with the United State...

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... seven nations; the United States had signed on 31 December 2000, and then on the 6 May 2002 officially unsigned the treaty. China, Iraq and the United States were all against the ratification of international judiciary. These countries alone have a great deal of power over other smaller nations ... in its" hope to deter discussion over the real issue of human rights (see Appendix b, notes 6). The recent military armed conflict in Iraq raised much speculation concerning international law. Accusations of war crimes have been made against both Saddam Hussein's regime and the invading forces,...

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... severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event in psychological trauma. " Nearly 64,000 of the more than 184,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who have sought VA health care have been diagnosed with potential symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, drug abuse, or other ... they should, due to lack of resources and money. Captain Leslie was sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky for treatment in 2004 after being flown out of Iraq. Capt. Leslie said "The living conditions were the worst I'd ever seen for the soldiers." "Paint peeling, mold, windows that ... . The wounde...

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... 's normal to see people burning and boycotting a group for saying that they don't agree with the war, and it has become intolerable to question your government. Americans have taken five hundred steps back, into another era, it's like a mix between Hitler's Germany, Russia before it was reduced to ruins and ... America pre Civil War. Die hard conservatives must be getting such a kick out of this shit. The government has finally been able to monitor people's every move, masking their disgusting violation of privacy, by focusing people's attention towards terrorism and Saddam Hussein. They...

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... after he broadcasted an ultimatum to the enemy commander with out asking the President for authorization. The dismissal of MacArthur seemed to be symbolic to the changing attitudes in American government and policy regarding how future wars would be waged. MacArthur was the last proponent to a total victory, after he was silenced America's goals toward victory changed forever. Replaced by General ... not to make this mistake a second time America became involved in the Persian Gulf War. Its involvement again under the command of the U.N was to stabilize the region by expelling Iraq's fo...

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... key to avoiding conflict later in life, and what we believe as adults can lead to greater problems on a larger scale. Bringing the conflict in Iraq into mind, we see that two very different cultures clash culturally, causing physical action to be taken against one another. America believes that we are ... women we found that there were few rights that they were allowed, and we (American women) found that fact appalling, but the women of Iraq were fairly comfortable with their lives and amount of rights they possessed, because to them it was normal. That simple fact proves that what one ...

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... the Holocaust. Japanese-Americans imprisoned in the United States during the second world war have received repayment, and so has the country of Kuwait from Iraq for their suffering during the Gulf war. The case with Africa is no different. The people of Africa have suffered tremendously, like the people ... This seems like a very heavy task, but at this very moment President Bush will spend eighty-billion dollars to rebuild and govern Iraq. What makes saving Iraq more important than making up for the devastating mistakes made by our ancestors? The people of Africa have suffered through...

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... about American foreign policy after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Radical Jensen sets out on a mission to display how the illegitimate authority of the American Government has failed its people. At the end of his book, Jensen asks the reader a very critical question: "Do we have the courage to stop ... being enlightened on the truth behind America's selfish nature. It is apparent to me that I have succumbed to the influence of propaganda that the government sets forth for me as well as all other uninformed Americans. Thinking of this country as the "greatest nation on earth " and being...

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... with their position in society. They may in some way feel persecuted or oppressed because or their race, religion, or they feel exploited by a government. Any group that uses terrorist actions have very complex and powerful reasons to engage in those activities. In 1957 a radical Muslim by the name of ... the task of getting men to fight for Afghanistan first. He advertised all over the Arab world - which includes Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jerusalem, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, etc. - for young Muslims to come and help fight for the Islam religion. Osama paid for their transportation, and set up fac...

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... election in the year 2000, not too many improvements haven occurred. Thousands of people have lost their jobs especially in the manufacturing sector. We went to war with Iraq without strong evidence of Iraq's connection to the Al-Qaida terror network. There are many things that went wrong but can hardly be changed. We definitely need a change in our home and foreign ... since January 2001. Governor Dean's economic plan will offer both immediate help and a long-term commitment to helping the states in two specific areas: education and homeland security. The federal government has promise...

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... humanitarianism? No. We can't deny that there are some further political and economic motives behind the camouflage of eliminating the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. From a special perspective we can say that the Second Gulf War is one with no smoke between the USD and the Euro. The hard USD ... Contrasting with the Euro, the USD began to go weak after having been going hard for many years. To promote the economic increase, the Bush government carried out tax cuts and military expense expansion to stimulate American economy. Unfortunately, those measures produced very little effect...

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... find asylum, the refugees migrated into European countries, such as Turkey, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Middle Eastern countries like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and many countries around the world. They are very welcomed in these countries. America, however, literally slammed the door to the refugees by currently ... the sea across Mediterranean. In more than 4.7 million Syrian refugees also are received supporting from the Middle East countries, such as Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq. In contrast, America only has admitted only over 2,300 Syrian refugees since the conflict in Syria beg...

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... to ensure the safety and security of the Union, the rights of it's citizens were taken away. During the Civil War the federal government examined the private mail and telegraphs of citizens. Military officials were allowed to arrest citizens without proper warrants and without proper evidence and reasons as ... who have decided that they will not let people on to airplanes if other passengers feel uncomfortable with having them on the plane. The government has also increased the power of Federal authorities by creating the Office of Home Land Security and the president has asked Congress...

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... attacks, many Americans asked the question "Why do they hate us?" Some say that certain Muslim groups hate our democracy and the freedoms our government allow us. After the terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush addressed the issue during a speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress: ... "Americans are asking, 'Why do they hate us?' They hate what they see right here in this chamber: a democratically elected government. Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree ... in ...

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... of life. To include to this comfortablism our civil rights to protect us from anyone and everyone including our own government. We as a society could care less about the politics of other countries, the racial interest, the fights for land, religion or even independence. Our ... and other countries are not. Their economic structure is basically non-existent. Any world wide economic decision made by our government affects billions of people. Such as in passing a trade embargo. On Iraq, North Korea, and now Afghanistan. By limiting their exports on oil and or military imports of buying wea...

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... vote for different political parties. It was also a capitalist country where all business and property was owned by individuals and not by the government. America also believed in the people's liberty where their rights were protected and the government didn't interfere in people's lives. Russia, on the other hand was completely the opposite. It was run by dictators, where you could only ... . One person, one party, one choice. People were manipulated and suppressed. Obviously Russia was communist, where all business and property were owned by the government, putting more money into the ...

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... in 20 years ago, as the people of Greece lived in a dozen years ago, as the people of North Vietnam lived in five years ago, and as the people of Iraq lived in only yesterday- (9). He then begins to use quotes from Lenin to only further his theories. In 1924, Lenin explained his theory of how Communism will take over the ... have to attack; it will fall like overripe fruit in our hands- (10-11). The Communists, he said, began using Sputnik to begin their propaganda. This in turn, would increase government spending on missiles, which would create higher taxes, ending in an even greater u...

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... the birthrate after World War II. This generation was coming of age just in time for the Vietnam War. Insteaduring lot of political involvement because of the Vietnam War. The government enacted the draft which focused its recruitment efforts on the young adults fresh out of high school. The kids were being drafted to the army for the war and much ... are lobbying to create a boomer Generation Y is beginning to experience what the baby boomers experienced with the Vietnam War. Since 9/11, there have been major military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and President Bush is threatenin...

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... agencies when after the 1960's drugs became a symbol of youth rebellion and social upheaval. Truth is, after America had the heroic liberation wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the market changed from Colombia to Mexico, because of effort of Bill Clinton and the President of Colombia, Andrés Pastrana Arango, ... purpose. So who is arming the military and the drug cartels in Mexico? Mexico is plagued with systemic corruption. The lines between cartels and Government authority are very blurry, and that is only on Mexico to blame. The case of Ayotzinapa and the killing of 43 students is still...

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