... change during the years, but the government still kept their focus on the oil. Under the 1975 Algiers Agreement, Iraq ceded 518 km2 of oil-rich borderlands along the Shatt al-Arab in exchange for an Iranian agreement to stop supporting Kurdish rebels in Iraq. But after the fall of Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi which resulted in a weak Iranian military, Iraq ... decided to reclaim the Shatt al Arab. By 1979, however, Saddam Hussein had clawed his way to the top of the ruling junta of Iraq and took advantage of the chaos unleashed by the recent Iranian ... be able to export Iraqi oil legall...

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... public absence of the British but over whom the British continued to have a degree of influence, was overthrown in a military coup, and both King Faisal and the Prime Minister Nuri al Said were murdered. A Council of Sovereignty under General Abdel-Karim Kassem was established, and it was this that spelled the end for the stability which Iraq had happily enjoyed for ... to belong to us. Let us look at a different scenario. Iraq has the weapons America claims it does, and while Europe debates what to do, Saddam Hussein decides to launch al-Hussein long-range missiles loaded with VX gas t...

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... ............................................................3 2.Remember...............................................................4 3.First marches..........................................................5 4.The case for war.....................................................6 5.Straght talk about BWC........................................8 6.Some facts about Mr. Hussein...............................9 6.How bad does Mr. Hussein have to be.................10 7.The War ..12 8.Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden...........................15 9. Conclusion.......................................

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... was involved with the September 11th attack. This simply is not true. Iraq has not been found in anyway involved with Afghanistan or the Al Qaeda terrorist network. However, Iraq was mentioned in several post attack speeches given by executives. When President Bush surveyed the global political landscape ... notice that the United States is keeping a very close eye on their actions and looking for any attempts to support terrorist networks like Al Qaeda in attacks against the United States. He did this not to mislead the American people, rather to declare to these nations what stand ......

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... was involved with the September 11th attack. This simply is not true. Iraq has not been found in anyway involved with Afghanistan or the Al Qaeda terrorist network. However, Iraq was mentioned in several post attack speeches given by executives. When President Bush surveyed the global political landscape ... notice that the United States is keeping a very close eye on their actions and looking for any attempts to support terrorist networks like Al Qaeda in attacks against the United States. He did this not to mislead the American people, rather to declare to these nations what stand ......

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... throughout the country has played a major role in the government's ability to control Iraq. Another problem Iraq faces is the behavior of terrorist groups or organizations such as the infamous Al-Qaeda. These groups are causing constant chaos, which makes it harder difficult for political parties to attempt to rebuild any infrastructure that remains after the ruling of Sadam Hussein. Thirdly ... for the central government of Iraq to make decisions based upon what is best for all of the Iraqi people when none of the different factions in the government can agree upon what that is. One po...

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... to take a stand against international aggression by Iraq (Bergeroglu 23). Iraq attacked Iran by a surprise cross-border attack. The attack was mean to be swift operation to capture the Shatt al-Arab waterway leading to the Gulf (Butt Internet). Saddam ordered his army to use chemical weapons against Iran as a symbol of damping their soul as dying a soldier's death (Makiya 287 ... allowing weapon inspector to inspect the country. Iraq mislead inspectors and refused access to sensitive building for the past decades (CNN Interactive Internet). Weapon Inspectors discovered that Iraqi posses...

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... faulty intelligence. The ambiguities of intelligence information require interpretation and therefore invite mischief. Referring to Colin Powell, Gup states that he has "made much of finding a link between Saddam and al Qaeda. But in October the CIA Director, George Tenet, suggested that Iraq did not pose an immediate threat to the United States and was unlikely to share its weapons with ... terrorists " unless provoked by an invasion."" Tenet goes on to say, "The ties between Saddam and al Qaeda are not that clear. They spent over a year looking for that connection and this is the best...

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... toward bin Laden as the prime culprit. Bin Laden's operatives had already demonstrated the skill and dedication in last year's suicide assault against an American warship, the USS Cole. The al-Qaeda, bin Ladens followers had the ability to command and fly commercial jets suspecting a premeditated attack on U.S. soil. For over twenty years, the greatest threat to Iraqis has been Saddam ... that prove further pursuits in purchasing any materials for weapons of mass destruction. Other evidence accusing Saddam of terrorism is the fact that he himself aids and protects terrorists; including ...

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... . The dossier implied that Saddam's new reconstruction plan was to make the weapons available as soon as possible. On September 27th news broke that an al-Qaeda suspect in custody indicated that Saddam Hussein was allowing al-Qaeda to train in the country, and that the Iraqi regime was providing the terrorist group with chemical weapons training. President Bush presented this new ... ...

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... to go in the helicopter that was waiting. He made the decision to leave because he wanted to go to one of the neighboring countries for help. (Allen 67) President Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir As-Sabah's younger brother wanted to stay behind to defend the palace. After, the president left, the palace was taken over and the younger brother and his helpers ... ...

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... latest technology made the war short and saved great numbers of Coalition soldiers" lives. After establishing air superiority, coalition forces disabled Iraq's command and control centers, especially in Baghdad and Al Bashrah. This caused the communication to fail between Baghdad and the troops in the field. The next stage was to attack relentlessly Iraq's infantry, which was dug in along the ... ...

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... are these just causes? For a war to be pre-emptive the nation attacked must pose a real and imminent threat (Hirshberg, ) and while Saddam Hussein may pose a real threat not all agree that it is imminent. John B. Shane, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, told reporters "I don't see the threat from Iraq to the United States as an imminent threat, so military action ... against Iraq is inappropriate" (Cooperman, October 12, 2002). Many other church leaders, including the Vatican, agree (www. Foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80875,00.html). Disputing over whether the U.S. has the right intentions...

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... people argue that only complete and utter destruction of terrorism is the sole method to relieve its burden from the world. Yet the majority of those assessing the terrorist issue agree that the only way to bring an end to terrorism in general (or at least moderate it to an acceptable level) is to "give in" to terrorist's demands and try ... ...

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... people argue that only complete and utter destruction of terrorism is the sole method to relieve its burden from the world. Yet the majority of those assessing the terrorist issue agree that the only way to bring an end to terrorism in general (or at least moderate it to an acceptable level) is to "give in" to terrorist's demands and try ... ...

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