... 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 for the United States, and for the Iraqi people. Those lives were not lost in vain. No words, no ceremony ... can provide...

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... Army wants." Talleri continued. "By utilizing our subject matter experts we are able to establish an effective system together with them that is working well." The Iraqi military are gaining good knowledge by working with the US military. It is the opinion of the Armed Forces that the Iraqis are more efficient than they have been and will be even more effective as time ... on. In other areas, as the General was meeting with military personnel, Coalition forces killed two enemy fighters during an operation near Mosul. It happened when a vehicle was approached by military personnel, and one...

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... invading Georgia, NATO fighting Afghanistan, and a war going on in Iraq; you would think that WWIII is about to begin. The world awaits to see who the United States of America chooses as their President because that person could be the deciding factor. Being a superpower comes with great responsibility; that particular country must be involved in every conflict on earth in one way ... , a war took place in Afghanistan. A little while later, Iraq was deemed to be cooperating with terrorist, therefore making war unavoidable with the country. A few years later, Iran started enriching uraniu...

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... at least Muslims were involved in the attack. Athnar lost the elections as the Spanish people thought that this was a great chance to punish the government. The terrorist attacks in Madrid became a major political issue in the world and the international and local media were covering the event minute by minute. We believe that for one reason this was the case as the sense of security was wounded. As Furedi ... says modern societies are facing uncertainty and they have the need to feel secure. This tragic event endangered this need and that is why media gave so much attention. The attack ...

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... ? And how can one change it. A great example is Bush's invading Iraq in order to reorder the government into a democratic one, dependent on a fair constitution and written rights, much like our own. It is almost an impossible task. In fact, the word "reorder" puts it mildly. To think of it in a vivid and plain manner, it is much like tearing down a huge 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 one can loo...

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I have chosen to write about some of the reasons for the war on Iraq whether they are wrong or right and whether the War is really worth the aggravation it is causing. I have chosen the articles about Osama Bin Laden and the reasons for attacking Iraq. My reason for picking the Bin Laden story is that I feel it was as a result of his actions and the fact that he wasn"t killed ... 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 ...

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... marched out in her glory, with power and might to show. Showing to the world they were dangerous and a enemy if on the wrong side. George Bush and his campaign orchestrated and conducted a massive propaganda of a government campaign on the people of this country. September 11, finally gave the United States or should I say Bush a reason to declare war on Iraq which brought America to its ... 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 ...

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As we all know there exists a great tension between people around the nation, around countries; yes! around the whole world due to the possibilities of a war against Iraq. This tension grows higher day by day. And people, everybody! Including each one of us wonder what to expect, if we are going to be alive by tomorrow or not, by next week, may be? And if so ... driven largely by uncertainty over Iraq and have strong repercussions on imports and exports. As for gold investors are pulling money out of what is often viewed as a safe protection in times of chaos. The reaction in financial market...

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... 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 printed an American flag or particular phrases that show ... devotion to their country. Now, many people have forgotten about expressing patriotism and have gone back to believing that the war is far from their everyday lives. They have forgotten what ... emotions for their country by writing songs. Country music has been the most prevalent of all genres of ...

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... not forgotten. Thousands of soldier's lives were lost in what seems to have been pointless battles. No Americans really want the repeat of either war or the uncertainty that comes with war. Additionally, the lives of thousands of Iraqi men, women, and children were put at risk and some of them did not survive. With the United States in the worst recession in recent years, the war has not helped ... the economy by any means. With a slower economy comes unemployment, the decline of stock prices and depression. The gas prices ... have increased and that does not improve the economy either....

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... attempted to sedate myself with the usual lineup of reality entertainment " "Elimidate", "Married by America," the war in Iraq, etc. " I found myself bombarded with adverts for special news reports, the subjects of which truly terrified me. "How Will the War in Iraq Affect the Academy Awards?" they postulated. Already there was talk of rolling up the red carpets, shortening the pre-Oscar hullabaloo, no ... celebrity interviews... "Good lord," I thought, "is this the apocalypse?" Gradually, though, I began to feel comfortable with the idea. As I've said, I've been ... expressed his heart...

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... that the war brought about the end of the great depression. Then the article explains why this is not true by using The Broken Window Fallacy. The Broken Window Fallacy is as follows: A vandal throws a brick through the window of a shop. The window costs $250 so the shop keeper has to spend that money there by stimulating the economy in some peoples" eyes. The logic of the Broken Window Fallacy states that the $250 that the shop ... part of a community it hurts the community as a whole. So in the short run the war will hurt the economy of the United States and their allies. It goes with...

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... Greeks called this valley Mesoptamia wich means land between the rivers. this rich vally forms the eastern part of the fertile cresent. The fertile crescent is a strip of rich , well watered land that extends in a great arch from the cost of the Mediterranean sea to the persain golf. Many of the ideas of western civilization began in this region and many of the plants and animals we have today were first demesticated there. People began ... 's height sumerian society was very complex,wealthy,and powerful. Among the greatest works of the sumearians were their huge temples and the inventio...

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... war. That meaning whether it had to do with the decisions made in the White House or information being exposed to the rest of the world. That all can then tie into the Eleven Reasons by McNamara on the principles in determining when to declare war. In the reading Hidden Human Cost, it discusses a story of a Marine and parts of his life serving our country along with a reporter. It is ... is being projected to society as a way, "to serve our country," though in reality there is much more to war. Recalling the Marine and reporter who went by the names of Nathaniel Fick and Evan Wright; th...

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... us out of trouble. At the beginning of 1941 the U.S. Army had 1,460,998 men in their ranks. By the time the U.S. declared victory over the Axis forces in 1945 the U.S. had over 8,266,373 men enlisted. No one can deny that the United States involvement in the war led to the victory over Japan and Germany. The United States issued a draft starting at the beginning of 1941. As soon as the forces of America were ... actually experienced combat situations. Right now America has 1.4 million troops in its service and already 250,000 troops are awaiting combat orders on the borders of Iraq. In ...

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... military coalition forces could not even get the country's everyday supply regularly, let alone the establishment of health and education services.(nightmare) The Iraqis' misery is getting worse because the country's agriculture is on the blinks of collapse: already 60% of Iraqi's 24.5 million people are dependent upon UN's oil-for-food program. Now, exposed the extremem shortage of food stuff and collapse of wated pumping stations, millions are facing malnutrition ... .(nightmare) The US launched this invasion of Iraq under false pretext ... ...

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... Iraq. Mandela said, "It is clearly a decision that is motivated by George W. Bush's desire to please the arms and oil industries in the United States of America." Initially, we were told by the Bush administration that Iraq posed a threat to the safety and security of the United States. Bush also informed us that there is significant ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda, This was a ... increase fuel efficiency requirements for cars in the U.S because they know that the more the American people pump oil into their cars the better it is for the value of their stock in their oil companies. The inv...

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... I wish to take this opportunity to get my views across, that what I believe was right and wrong. On the 24th of September 2003, it was announced on the BBC News that thousands of inspectors who went to Iraq during and after the war found no proof of chemical and biological weapons and they actually said "Iraq has no mass destruction chemical or biological weapons" which clearly ... destruction weapons 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 event...

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... chemical weapons such as vx in the bombing of Kurdish villages in northern Iraq. People of These villages are still feeling the effects of the chemical weapons today. People are sick and people are still dying. And these are the people who should be able to try Saddam. However it is our duty as the liberators of Iraq to aid the Iraqi citizens in the forming of a just court system. We must ... give the Iraqis complete and total support in the proceeding of Saddam's trial. The U.S. led coalition along with the citizens of Iraq should appoint non Bathist counsel members to make decisions a...

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... which could be put to better use and doesn't always solve the problem in which the war started. Audrey Gillan of "The Age" newspaper writes about the affects of the war being fault by the troops in Iraq. In this case the scenario that American allies shot at a convoy of five British troops. Could the effect of the war have the effect that soldiers could not recognize friend from foe or is it ... using on Iraq they have still not been able to achieve success in this war of liberation. The UN allies are saving the people of Iraq from their leader Saddam Hussein. The biological weapons of ma...

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... his plans to solve our problems with 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 stated that ... Colin Powell, who is going to the United Nations on February 5 to share intelligence with its Security Council about Saddam Hussein not accounting for many biological and chemical weapons. An opponent of Bush's plan is Senator Edward Kenn...

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... STONE Inscriptions from the National Museum of Saudi Arabia Smithsonian On-Line Exhibit This exhibit was interesting to me because the thought of having little or no written communication intrigues me. To think that our current written communication system began as "Rock Art" or just an aesthetic activity is exciting. I think of the patience historians have had when they began finding the stones and rock ... faces on hillsides. The struggle and labor of love for history that drove them ... to decipher the ancient writings and pictures is and amazing accomplishment. The years of study th...

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... to hearing stories about a meteor shower or a new type of car that is on the market. I looked at two similar topics from past and recent newspaper articles. The preparations people were supposed to take before WWII and the preparations for possible war on Iraq. With the Iraq war the media has scared people way too much. I found an article that suggested that people duct tape there windows ... and vents to prevent biological warfare from entering there house. In today's world media try's to get people scared instead of prepared. Every day you hear something about ... war with Iraq. They...

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... 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 deployed in active areas. This is a very high number to sustain over a long term, which is why, in addition to the 225,000 servicemen deployed in combat and peacekeeping missions abroad, we have sent an additional ... 136,000 troops from the national guard and reserves. Meanwhile, U.S. Army generals are asking for more troops to be deployed to Iraq, and the Pentagon has recently diverted three warships to the coast of Liberia. Condoleezza R...

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... local news alone. CNN, an international news bulletin has certain biases as well. Everything that occurs in the international stage, whether it is an isolated suicide bomb attack in Israel, to the Columbia space shuttle is somehow linked to Iraq. For example, CNN claimed during their broadcast the space shuttle tragedy was an act of terrorism during the first ½ hour of their broadcast. They even had ... experts on the show, backing up this claim. However, ... they retracted their statements later. The information coming through is from either Al-Jazeera news or through official news c...

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