... 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 land between ... belong to racially inferior groups. Arabs are superior according to Baathists. Saddam follows the beliefs which call for warfare, bloodshed, revolution, and conflict, on and on, against one and all, until the end of time. In June, 1979, Saddam Hussein ousted Gen. al-Bakr. The lucky genera...

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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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... Kant would've opposed Huntington. I consider that Huntington in several occasions establishes wrong interpretations of history in favor of his theory. For instance: "many Arab elites privately cheered him on (Saddam Hussein), and he was highly popular among large sections of the Arab publics-. I believe that the Gulf war is the worst example to use to explain the clash of civilizations. Firstly ... , one Arab state invaded another Arab state. Secondly, the support for Saddam Hussein comes from very few extreme fundamentalist groups; one can not argue that the whole civilization is represe...

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... spread of fascism through Europe. Had the Nazis not been resisted by violence, we might now be living in a Nazi world. The Gulf War also served a purpose - it led to Saddam Hussein's withdrawal from Kuwait. In these cases, had there been no action, millions of people would have been oppressed, and the "bad people" would triumph. To contradict this, there are arguments ... worked against the Nazis, or other cruel forces. Others say that while one might be able to reach the heart of most people, one cannot touch someone like Hitler or Saddam Hussein. It is difficult to try to find a concl...

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... of what can happen when a Nationalist Arab leader such as Gamal Abdel-Nasser can do, just like Saddam Hussein may try and perform in the future of left in power. If you look at Saddam's track record he has no worries about releasing chemical and biological weapons against nations like Kuwait. What kind ... of Coalition troops) they will continue to live under a regime that terrorises its own people. This in its self is grounds for immediate action taken against Saddam and his regime. What kind of civilised country would let this happen to the people that have given so much to the western...

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... then that a war against these terrorist and their allies was waged. The Taliban government of Afghanistan was identified shortly there after other governments such as the Iraq government led by Saddam Hussein. Through the use of brute military force the US drove the Taliban regime out of Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda was rushed into hiding, as they no longer had the umbrella of ... the Taliban to roam and operate in Afghanistan. Next the nation of Iraq was rid of Saddam Hussein a dictator who had squandered the government's earnings as his personal wealth. The U.S. government swift action in re...

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... declare war on Iraq which brought America to its new destiny, because there will be serious change. For national security a preemptive strike was carried out which bought us to invade. Saddam Hussein who was a clear enemy linked to Al-Qaeda who was responsible for the catastrophe on 9-11, and he held supposed weapons of mass destruction. Americans came to fear ... Saddam Hussein and his intent on 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. ... ...

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... tolerance policy towards terrorism. Since the Gulf War, the United States has continued to conduct covert military operations in Iraq, which mostly involved the C.I.A. Their goal was to over throw Saddam Hussein in which their many attempts failed. The U.S. set up a Kurdish defector camp where in northern Iraq where its intent was to protect 3.5 million Kurds, who rebeled against Baghdad near the ... end of the Gulf War, from attacks by Saddam Hussein. This was a "Safe Haven" for many refugees and defectors from Iraq's army which was aruond 14,000 square miles. Some groups in the middle...

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... Israel and if war is what we have to go through to protect it, then fight we will. The danger of war is getting bigger and bigger everyday. Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein has repeatedly proclaimed his defiance of the United States, and his intention to "liberate Jerusalem- with a military force of Iraqi divisions he says are now being trained, armed, and equipped ... is that neighbors Jordan and Syria allow Iraqi legions to use their territory to attack Israel (Cooley, 2001). If given the opportunity, Hussein, along with other Arab nations would lash out against Israel. There are several re...

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... their support, the destruction of ancient artifacts and buildings, and are they a threat outside of Iraq & Syria. Many of ISIS fighters come from the ranks of the Baath Party of Saddam Hussein. Several of Baghdadi's lieutenants were officers and intelligence officials in the party. As of early 2015, of ISIS fighters are made up of foreigners. A UN report estimated a total of 15 ... ...

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... . The aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War addressed some opportunities to advance the peace process. Understanding a need to address the continuing unrest in the middle east and the irony behind Saddam Hussein's logic of "only really doing what Israel did to the Palestinians," the U.S launched a diplomatic initiative in cooperation with Russia which resulted in the October 1991 Madrid peace conference. The Palestinian ... ...

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... it be fair to bomb civilian neighborhoods in Palestine while not in Israel? Why is it reasonable for the States to bomb Iraq for weapons of mass destruction and for Saddam Hussein, while they provided both to the Iraqi people in the first place. If someone has an answer to these questions I would love to hear them sometime during my life time ... ...

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... most of the world looks upon acts of suicide, bombing, terrorism, and abomination as being vicious, the Palestinians look at it as being courageous. In fact, the Iraqi government, when Saddam Hussein was in command, would give money to any family of a suicide bomber. In other words, they are rewarded with a large sum of money, but someone in their family has to ... ...

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... , as we all know, the situation has only grown worse as outer influences have come into play. The Gulf war was caused from one selfish man and his blind nation. Saddam Hussein, in a ploy for money and power took over Kuwait city, marched in and gained control over its oil. In all of these wars the common factors were be greed and ... ...

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