... October 8, 1977 he was elected the Assistant Secretary General of the National Pan-Arab Leadership of the Baath Party. On July 16, 1979 Saddam Hussein was elected as the President of Iraq and as the Chairman of Revolution Command Council. The following day he was promoted to the rank of ... and the U.S. bombed Iraq as a result. On September 29, 1998 the U.S. passed the Iraq Liberation Act. It stated that they wanted to remove Saddam Hussein from office and replace the government with a democratic institution. In October he failed to comply with the U.N. weapons inspectors, so it led to ...

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... rise of Hitler in the 1930's is similar to the way anti-war thinkers are reacting to the reign of Saddam Hussein. America made a big mistake when they chose not to take action against Hitler. If America weren't at war presently to disarm Saddam Hussein, the same negligent mistake would take place. Secondary Source Adolph Hitler, a prideful dictator, came into power in the early ... their own shores. America made a big mistake by choosing not to become involved with the allied forces earlier in World War II. Perhaps much blood shed could have bee avoided. Saddam Hussein has amassed chemi...

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... and declared armed fighting between states and nations or a struggle between opposing forces or for a particular end. The United States must go to war to end the regime of Saddam Hussein. They must attack Saddam and his followers before it is too late. There are many reasons why the U.S should go to war, three important reasons are: Iraq may have weapons of mass ... has, he is willing and ready to attack any target in the U.S. The Program of international policy asked people in the September PIPA/Knowledge Networks poll, "Do you think that Saddam Hussein does or does not have the capabi...

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... pieces on the ground, screaming to the departing King, "You yellow bastard, come back here and take what's coming to you!" That was the image of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, bloodied but unbowed and unenlightened after his humiliation in the 1991 Gulf War, when a U.N. mission led by the U.S. drove his troops out of Kuwait and kindled a ... holocaust of as many as a 100,000 Iraqis. It is Saddam Hussein's will to fight and his resistance to UN inspections that he should be removed from power. One of the reasons he needs to be removed from power is because ... criticize the war against ...

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... Insane Hussein One question has pondered the minds of many Americans in the past year, should we go to war with Iraq? Should we side with our president and go to war, or should we leave ourselves vulnerable for Saddam to attack us? I side with President Bush. Saddam is an evil person, who will do anything to succeed. In order to overthrow Saddam we ... must attack him before it is to late. Saddam has been developing weapons of mass destruction and is willing to use them if it ... nations. I feel that this is why the focus is on Iraq, because powerful weapons can do much more damage tha...

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... in the Persian Gulf, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, by both father and son. When President George H. W. Bush failed to put Saddam Hussein's power and leadership to rest, his son, the President George W. Bush, succeeded in capturing Hussein and ending undisputed control over Iraq and Kuwait. The first Gulf War was mainly the U.S. stepping into the middle of a conflict between Iraq ... skirmishes. There were also many car-bombings that took place not only around U.S. forces, but also in embassies. This war was declared to be over on April 15, 2003 when Saddam Hussein'...

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... which makes him remotely able to attack any given country in the world with a nuclear missile! I am not arguing that the Iraq problem doesn't exist. Saddam Hussein did use horrible methods of oppression against his own people, killing thousands of them. However, it is a fact that the country was under sanctions for the ... why THESE weapons? I guess the oil prices are getting a bit too high. Then comes in the issue of vengeance? George Bush doesn't like what Saddam Hussein did to George Bush. Okay this is confusing. What a dumbass names his kids with his own name, or do they have a name...

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... countries care nothing about the well-being of innocent people. Their only concern is their pocketbooks. France, Germany, and Russia have made deals with Saddam Hussein and would benefit if the US does not overthrow him. A war sanctioned by the UN would never happen because nations such as France and ... Security Council have economic interests in Iraq. Protesters also claim that they want peace, but ignore the millions of Iraqis that are oppressed by Saddam Hussein's regime. France has a long history of supporting Iraq. Aside from being greatly in debt to France, Iraq also has very int...

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... the people of Iraq, whether it is the isolated Kurds to the north or the Sunnis to the south, desperately wanted to be rid of Saddam Hussein. The people of Iraq have been starving for freedom and war was the only way to rid them of a dominating regime. Their land ... that he would disarm. Many council members who demanded the complete disarmament of the Iraqi regime shrunk from the measures needed to enforce their demands. Saddam Hussein is not only Iraq's worst nightmare, but also a tremendous problem for Israel. He willingly gave out $10,000 rewards to any Palestinian family ... whose...

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... thousands of American men and women are entering a conflict that military officials say will entail destruction never seen on this earth. In 1991 Saddam Hussein and his army invaded Kuwait despite the warnings of the United States and the international community. Upon the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the United ... northern Iraq, killing innocent thousands of women and children. He has also unleashed these weapons on his neighboring countries, most notably Iran. Saddam Hussein also has known ties to terrorist organizations, most notably the Osama Bin Laden led Al-Queada, the terrorist group...

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... should go to war with Iraq. One of those reasons is simply because I strongly believe that the War on Terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein and his willingness to terrorize. Not only that, he has terrorized his own people, his own neighborhood, and he is a ... countries in the region but also, he is a danger to the American people. He has used biological and chemical weapons against his own people. Saddam Hussein allows no opposition to his regime, and uses murder and torture to remain in power. The thought that he might hav...

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... of inaction outweigh the risks of action and it is for this my partner and I stand to affirm the resolution. Resolved: By 2004, the U.S. should invade Iraq and depose of Saddam Hussein's regime. First I contend... 1. Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction The evidence published by a number of think tanks and governments indicates that Iraq still has chemical and biological weapons and ... that it could one day develop a nuclear device. Richard Butler, former United Nations (UN) weapons inspector, warns that Iraqi president Saddam Hussein is actively developing weapons of mass destruction ...

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... Iraq, many of whom died. Furthermore, since that time birth defects have been reported in Kurdish communities. In conjunction with the aim to disarm Saddam Hussein, the US wants to destroy the threat of terrorism against America. This is partly prompted by the September 11 catastrophe, in which two commercial ... the tragedy, Osama Bin Laden has not been found and there is speculation that the US is seeking revenge against the fundamentalist Arab world through Saddam Hussein because they have been unable to dismantle Osama Bin Laden's terrorist network. A reason that is often not stated...

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... Iraq, many of whom died. Furthermore, since that time birth defects have been reported in Kurdish communities. In conjunction with the aim to disarm Saddam Hussein, the US wants to destroy the threat of terrorism against America. This is partly prompted by the September 11 catastrophe, in which two commercial ... the tragedy, Osama Bin Laden has not been found and there is speculation that the US is seeking revenge against the fundamentalist Arab world through Saddam Hussein because they have been unable to dismantle Osama Bin Laden's terrorist network. A reason that is often not stated...

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The United States is completely justified with invading Iraq. First of all Saddam Hussein would be a worse threat if not stopped now. He may have done nothing to start this war, but this war is also a war on terrorism. Many have seen the photos of what Hussein does to his own people, humanity cannot let this happen. The Iraqis deserve a free and democratic government ... to let them be ruled by this dictating tyrant anymore. Finally we must rid the world of a sadistic, war mongering, maker of Weapons of Mass Destruction. The Principle consideration is Saddam Hussein's strength. We need to go ...

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... lives they know. Millions upon Millions of taxpayer's money has been funded into the whole Iraq crisis. To firstly destroy the oppositions military and secondly to over throw the leader Saddam Hussein. But upon the millions and millions that we are spending to destroy Iraq's power we are also spending money on rebuilding their country afterwards. Rebuilding their homes, providing them with ... weapons of mass destruction are being located and destroyed incase they fall into the wrong hands. And finally the political dictator Saddam Hussein is being captured. No biological weapons have b...

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... . Well, What about other nations, are they safe? With the United States acting as The "Worlds Cop", some countries may feel safer than others. Saddam Hussein's eldest son, Odai Hussein, said that there is no safe place for America, inside Iraq or outside Iraq. Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri said that Bush should step down, ... then we would still be under the threat of terror. Furthermore, Iraq would be a threat to the world and the world would not be safe. Saddam Hussein would have never disarmed. If someone, like Al Gore had been president, then the Taliban would have never been tak...

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... world history; it marked a change in foreign policy of America, moving from a defensive military policy, to one of pre-emptive war. President Bush sent our armed forces overseas to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. In the weeks leading up to, and after the deployment of our troops, there were many anti-war protests, questioning the legitimacy of the reasons for war ... Bush had, and the audacious crimes committed by the regime, President Bush was correct in sending our troops to Iraq. Saddam Hussein has been viewed as an international threat since the end of the first Gulf War....

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... all over the world going to the streets to protest against the war. In one side we have Iraq, a country with a population of about 22 million, ruled by a brutal ditador, Saddam Hussein, who has been in the power for 24 years, he is known for tourturing and killed his own people. On the other side, we have the Coalition Forces, lidered by ... the United States and other countries bealived they were exploiting their own purposes, the strategy backfired and the policy instead fueled the very conflict it was intended to contain, fortified Saddam Hussein's Power ; and led to Iraq's invasion ...

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... entire war was started based on claims by Iraqi defectors and moles the Central Intelligence Agency had within Iraq that Iraq was in possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD's). Saddam Hussein came into to power in 1968, when he participated in a bloodless coup and became deputy of the country under Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. He finally became the leader of the ... weapons. However, on February 15th, 2011, the defector openly admitted that he lied to the CIA to get the United States to attack Iraq and bring down Saddam Hussein. However, George W. Bush publicly announced that Saddam Hus...

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... similar outcomes. On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait. Iraq then annexed Kuwait, which it had long claimed. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein declared that the invasion was a response to overproduction of oil in Kuwait, which had cost Iraq over 14 million dollars when oil prices fell ... . Saddam Hussein also accused Kuwait of illegally pumping oil from Iraq's Rumaila oil field. The UN Security Council called for Iraq to withdraw and ... Saudi oil reserves. On November 29, the UN set January 15, 1991, as the deadline for a peaceful withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. When Saddam Huss...

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... evil" and that the United States policies would turn their main focus on Saddam Hussein and his reign of terror. For the countries safety it was said that we should not wait around while men like Hussein are creating danger every day. The U.S. would no longer stand and watch. For ... of mass destruction (WMD's) were stockpiling in the country under the rule of Saddam Hussein. Also, the Senate and House of Representatives passed clauses that authorized "use of force in Iraq" in response to Hussein's denial of UN Security Resolutions. The two main reasons in the defied Security Council .....

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... as to why we want to go to war are still being speculated upon. President Bush urged the United Nations to encourage Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to comply with U.N. resolutions or "actions will be unavoidable." Bush said that Saddam has repeatedly violated 16 U.N. Security Council resolutions, which include a call for Iraq to disarm its chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programs. Iraqi officials rejected ... military operations in Afghanistan, even though so far there has been no evidence linking the Iraqi regime to the terrorist operations in New York and Washington. Although...

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... as to why we want to go to war are still being speculated upon. President Bush urged the United Nations to encourage Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to comply with U.N. resolutions or "actions will be unavoidable." Bush said that Saddam has repeatedly violated 16 U.N. Security Council resolutions, which include a call for Iraq to disarm its chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programs. Iraqi officials rejected ... military operations in Afghanistan, even though so far there has been no evidence linking the Iraqi regime to the terrorist operations in New York and Washington. Although...

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... debt be paid back in full. With most of Iraq's profit coming from oil, and oil-prices being low at the moment, Saddam Hussein accused Kuwait of flooding the market to put pressure on Iraq. Thus begins the Persian Gulf War. Thinking that the United States had no part ... attack, the ground war was launched and the Gulf War was easily won by February of 1991. Sadly the Gulf War did little to suppress Saddam Hussein's evil ways. On top of hiring nuclear physicists from the old USSR and Pakistan, in 1993 he also tested biological weapons on the "Kurds", ... decade ago, with weapons and tec...

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