... having a rate of 45%. They are ranked 145th. The Iraqi people speak, read, and write in many different languages. The official language of Iraq is Arabic. Other languages spoken are Kurdish, Assryian, and Armenian. The total land area of Iraq is 422,162 sq. km., with a population density of approximately 122 people per sq. mile. While most Iraqi people live in a desert climate, where ... the winters are mild and cool, and the summers are hot, dry, and cloudless ... , along the northern mountainous region they experience cold winters with occasional snow that melts and causes extensive d...

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... throats are cut, he may be ransomed, and we ne'er the wiser." It seems as though they feel like the king starts the war and sends his soldiers to finish it, never taking into consideration, the destruction of it all. The troops feel used and taken advantage of. "But if the cause be not good, the king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make, when all those legs and ... they owe, some upon their children rawly left Now, if these men do not die well, it will be a black matter for the king that led them to it; whom to disobey were against all proportion of subjection." The soldiers and the K...

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... 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 his quick wit on the United States and the rest of the world, especially the Middle East. On August 12, Hussein proposed his own peace plan that involved the withdrawal of all U.S. forces, and replacement of them by a much smaller and ... began to realize that he was no longer in control of much of the Middle East. During months of fighting, Bush brought the Soviet Union and the United States together as allies. The Soviet Union was previously...

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... of N.Korea has resumed his nuclear program. Bush has halted the exchange of energy supplies to Pyongyang and hopefully the necessity for the supplies will allow Bush to concentrate on Iraq and not a country that is looking for some attention. Special Operations Forces (S.O.F. Delta, SEALs, Green Beret A Teams, Rangers, Night Stalker helo crews, Air Force comamandos) seem to be a get in ... neutralize weapons of mass destruction, save the economy, remove Saddam from power anyway ... possible, and help the citizens of Iraq adopt a new centralized government and get out. But if worst come...

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... , and an example of this is the country of Iraq. Iraq, situated in Southwest Asia has always had an ambition of overtaking its Southern bordering neighbor Kuwait. This obsession has dealt Iraq many crushing blows over the span of the 19th century. In 1938, the Iraqi King Ghanzi used military power and mass amounts of propaganda to gain control of the people of Kuwait (Arab.net ... ). This backfired on Iraq when King Ghanzi was killed in a car wreck, just days after Iraq troops had reached ... the border of Kuwait. Then again in 1961, Iraq plotted the annexation of Kuwait. Kuwait had just...

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... walls, designed by Nabonidus and completed by his son, King Nebuchadnezzar. Babylon was not a very sophisticated capital but grew during the Third Dynasty of Ur. It reached great levels during the reign of the famous Babylonian King Hammurabi, who made it the capital of his empire around 1792 BC. During his reign it was to become the most important political, cultural and religious city in Mesopotamia. During ... this time period the city was divided into ten districts with eight ... on a strong belief in gods that effect every part of life. Tribute and prayer to the gods were an impor...

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... king who reigned from about 1792-1750 BC. By the end of his reign Hammurabi's empire stretched from the Persian Gulf through the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys to the Mediterranean Sea. Hammurabi's most well known achievement was the development of 282 laws known as the code of Hammurabi, which strictly governed Babylonian life. His code was not the ... law code Hammurabi was also an accomplished military leader who extended his reign and kept it under a central government. The Code of Hammurabi organizes society into three classes: the amelu, the muskinu and the ardu, in that order ...

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... submitted a request for an additional $87 billion dollars for war and occupation (National Priorities Project). This war related spending is in addition to the roughly $400 billion appropriated in 2003 for The Department of Defense and nuclear weapons. Such issues as housing, education, food assistance, and veterans benefits in our own country are only appropriated a combined amount of $202 billion dollars and ... , President Bush said, "we need to work with [the Iraqis] to develop a system that is fair where he will be put on trial and brought to justice" (King 2). This "justice" would...

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... of business. That's imperialism mixed with competition. Even before Rockefeller was the oil king, and decided to monopolize the oil market, Britain was imperializing the world. In the 1700's, Britain was starting colonies Pg.2 around the world to expand it's Empire. That's where the 13 original colonies of the United States come from. The people who traveled here from Britain and all over Europe to start colonies ... had to rid themselves of the Native Americans that lived here before the ... , and take over their natural recourses. That sounds like imperialism to me. In my opinion, im...

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... language and there were many enterprises in French hands such as the Joppa-Jerusalem railroad. England, however, wanted to keep France out to keep them away from the Suez Canal, a vital link in the defense of the empire. They secretly supported Emir Faisal, Hussein's son, in establishing himself as King of Syria. The French drove him out in 1920. In 1922 when French troops entered Damascus ... , the League of Nations formally recognized France's mandate over the area. French rule was not peaceful or unifying. ... It succeeded only in oppressing and dividing the people. They split their ...

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... parties take to minimize civilian casualties there will always be the unavoidable deaths of innocent people "caught in the crossfire" so to speak. According to The United States Civil War Center Website, in Vietnam an estimated 587 thousand civilians were killed and left approximately 900 thousand children orphaned. Laura King A.P. writer for the Seattle Post Inteligencer (Feb. 12/2002) says that approximately 500-600 civilians ... died in the U.S./Afganistan conflict. The World Almanac places the total death toll for WWII at around 45 million people. War is absolute genocide. The after...

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... 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 stated that we cannot trust Hussein's sanity. The president also outlined his plans to use force against Iraq. Although many people support President Bush's plan to invade Iraq, many others do not ... In general, Republicans support Bush's plan, and Democrats oppose it. George Bush also talked a...

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... such as Vogue and Bazarre. There were many pages of advertisements by Prada, Gucci, Banana Republic, and numerous others. There were many ads on alcohol, cigarettes, cars, shoes, and clothing. The magazine contained very little content than a women's magazine. It had few contents on music by Mary J. Blige and some unknown band from Kentucky. There were few articles on sex, but ... lipstick and foundation. In a men's bag, there would be deodorant, shaving cream, razor, and maybe a bottle of cologne. There's a lot of new technology in men's magazines such as a picture of the new fold-up k...

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... road ahead of rebuilding (Shanker). "Let me be clear: Iraq will be tested in the days ahead - by terrorism, and by those who seek to divide, 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 blood spilled by Iraqis and Americans, the mission of an Iraq that could govern and secure itself has become real," he continued. "To be sure, the cost was high, in blood and treasure f...

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... people are attracted to. This change moved in on us slowly, but I believe now it has gone too far. While researching articles from the past and articles from the recent year of similar topics, I found that newspapers and reporters had a very different approach to capturing news then they do now. Flip on ... . In today's world media try's to get people scared instead of prepared. Every day you hear something about war with Iraq. They always try to connect the issues with you and tell you that it could happen to you. Media makes people scared to leave their door unlocked or walk down a stre...

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... transfer to democratic rule in Nigeria in 1998, brokering an agreement between Libya and the UN's security council concerning responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing in 1999 and he organised an international response to the crisis in East Timor in the same year. In 2000, he secured the certification of Israel's withdrawal from the Lebanon and he made, and has continued to make, strong efforts to encourage ... be made over whether or not Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, had been developing so-called weapons of mass destruction, and whether or not he posed a threat to international security. ...

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... occupy a country is a hazardous task. It involves detailed planning. You must consider the culture and the different faiths and people it holds. One must also give thought to the leader, and his beliefs in running the system. What is that leader doing to help the country? And if he is not helping the country. What exactly is he doing wrong? And how can one change it ... and spectacular building built on uneven lands, and building a new one. Its difficult, for building the monument might be easy, but having it balance on uneven ground is a task, quite difficult to obtain. The building on...

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... we our brothers" keeper? Should we ignore "hot spots"? What role should terrorism play in how we react? Is there a viable alternative to direct involvement, and, if so, what? Currently, the United States has stationed military forces in about 130 countries, fighting in some of them, peacekeeping in others and training foreign militaries in others. There are 155 combat battalions in ... the U.S. Army. Before October 2001, only 17 of these were deployed on active combat service, presumably in Kosovo and a few other hot spots. Today that figure stands at 98 combat battalions ... in Haiti...

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... up on other arguments for and against war with Iraq via another source. Allied forces are still in Afghanistan but in the article it talks about Bin Laden being alive and well. He seems to have evaded the bombings which lit up the Afghan sky. He still has a group of followers close to his side as well and it seems to show that ... George Bush junior cannot kill or capture the man supposedly responsible for the September 11th tragedy. This is what I feel is one of the main reasons for turning to Iraq. The allies seem to have been looking for a reason to attack Iraq for years now and now ...

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... after 6000 B.C.E. This artificial irrigation lead to a substantial increase in food supply and in turn a massive increase in population, especially in Sumer in the southern region of Mesopotamia. The agricultural potential of the land attracted migrants from other regions and by 3000 B.C.E the population of Sumer was approaching 100,000, an extremely large population for that era. As a result of this Sumer was ... region of Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia had no forests, and as a result had lack of building materials. Mesopotamians used mud as bricks and plaster which isn't ideal because mud cr...

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... have so far is to join Islamic terrorist groups. According to a television interview they had in the last two weeks, one terrorist, interviewed by the journalist who was twenty said that he joined the terrorists groups because of poverty and that his parents were unable to pay his high school fees ... on Countering Violent Extremism Among Youth to Prevent Terrorism and In Lombardi, 2015). In this century more than the past centuries, terrorism has become a reality, something that we cannot ignore. In the last decade alone, so many terror activities have occurred that have led to loss o...

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... join ISIS in Syria. With many Islamist fighters passing through Turkey to fight in Syria, Turkey has been accused of becoming a transit country for such fighters and has been labelled the "Gateway to Jihad". Turkish border patrol officers are reported to have deliberately overlooked those entering Syria, upon payment of a small bribe. A report by Sky News exposed documents showing that passports ... of foreign Islamists wanting to join ISIS by crossing into Syria had been stamped by the Turkish government. An ISIS commander stated that "most of the fighters who joined us in the beginnin...

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... ; they control 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 ... of my research, I found that multiple people in power used loaded language to sway their people into supporting their war efforts. For example, the Palestinians referred to the Israelis as terrorists. The heavy significance of that word lead the Palestinian people to believe that they were und...

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... been under deficit spending which seems to never end nor have we found a way of lowering it. As American we should all be worried about the national debt because it is an unbelievable obligation, which results in facing additional troubles such as higher car loans and higher mortgage loans.   Increasing debt ... as oil, food, and other essentials.   High debt also deducts from national income, which subsequently reduces individual income Young Americans actually have the most to lose if the national debt is not dealt with. Aside from slower economic growth, here are three specific area...

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... 1 and state 2 is imminent, and state 1 has a military which strongly overpowers state 2. State 2 has never shown aggression towards state 1 and is fighting out of defense, making state 2 the victim. State 2, which has long despised the terrorist state 1, declares war simply out of opportunity. However, state 3 has no relationship nor interest in state 2. One individual might deem state 3's actions just for battling terrorism ... die rather than surrender to a foreign invader, one very important fact must be kept in mind – war kills not only soldiers, but potentially large amounts of c...

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