... of invading Iraq are murky the costs are all- too- clear" (Global Exchange). ISIS (Islamic State of Syria and Iraq) is an off-shoot of Al-Qaeda and is backed by Sunni tribal and Para-military forces and militia. "In Seizing Falluja, Mosul and a string of other cities, ISIS has left ... ISIS takeover and reduce the amount of lives lost and money spent. The alternative leads to a closer relationship and connection to Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and his unethical sectarian (sect) regime. President Obama has given us reasons to believe that U.S. Military support will be conditional a...

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... support from the general populace. Paul Pillar writes in his article: "The manufactured issue of an "alliance " between Saddam Hussein's regime and al-Qaeda demonstrated the manipulative potential involved. Unlike the sales campaign's companion issue of weapons of mass destruction, there was no logical or historical basis for ... life and takes precedence in all of their daily exploits, with the media included. When people think of Muslim media, the generally look to Al Jazeera, an Arab news channel. According to Paul Eedle: "The intent and ambition has been absolutely clear from day on...

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... years would vanish. The reasons why we should not have invaded Iraq are because there is no proof involving the Iraqi government with the Al Qaeda terrorists, we had no proof of Iraqi government having nuclear weapons, and other countries in the U.N. had major disagreements on the invasion ... September 11 attack. The first reason why we should not have invaded Iraq is because there is no proof involving the Iraqi government with the Al Qaeda terrorists. No evidence was found, no proof, but yes a pervasive idea that Saddam Hussein was in an approach or involvement in a nuclear ... , Sen...

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... and strategically misguided. This raises major questions regarding the justification, legality, and cost of the war itself. The two main justification President Bush validate the attack was Iraq's connection to Al Qaeda and Iraq's Possession of WMDs (weapons of mass destruction). In the weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks, information was leaked to the media of a meeting in Prague between ... and found no evidence that any such meeting took place (Rai). In addition, none of the hijackers were Iraqi, no major figure in Al Qaeda is Iraqi, and no funds to Al Qaeda have been trac...

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... was no one country that we could punish in order to avenge what happened on that day. However, we have since attacked two different countries, both having a history with aiding Al Qaeda, making them an enemy as well in the "war against terrorism." When looking at this situation, it is tough to compare it to the principles of jus ad bellum ... war as a last resort. However, in order to be considered "just cause", only one principle must apply. When President Bush declared war against terrorism, he was not simply talking about Al Qaeda. He was referring to anyone aiding terrorists as well...

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... newspaper that most leaders and people of the world despise war and no one asks for it and whoever does is without a doubt an unbalanced person. I completely agree with Turki AL-Hamad because there is absolutely nothing good about war. When war enters a country, this country will only face very horrible consequences. War has very bad affects on both the land ... ...

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... , there is one war above all that raises the question of justification of war, the war on terrorism. On September 11, 2001 America was attacked by an Islamic terrorist organization, al-Qaeda. Since this terrible moment in history the United States has been locked-in in a war against terror. But the question many Americans ask themselves is whether or not this ... also he betrayed the truce set during the Gulf War. Clearly the United States had justifiable reasons for waging this war on terrorism, specifically against Iraq and the Taliban and al-Qaeda after the attacks of 9/11 spurred thi...

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... 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 country when he took over in 1979 by executing many of Ba'ath officials and forcing the incumbent president, Ahmed Hassan ... al-Bakr, to resign. He formally assumed the presidency after that. On March 20th, 2003, the United States and its allies arrived in Iraq, attacking and crippling the Iraqi army as ... Hussein' s socialist government fell. The Shia up...

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... on Afghanistan from 2001-2014 and the war in Iraq from 2003- 2011. The wars took place in those two states because the U.S. believed that those states had connections to al-Qaeda, the terrorist group behind the 9/11 attacks. President George W. Bush as well as President Barack Obama condoned these wars in the hope of stopping ... al-Qaeda and other terrorist cells and limiting or ending future terrorist attacks in the United States. However, some claim that these wars have fueled the fire of jihadists and have ... , about 4,400 U.S. military personnel, and nearly 32,000 injured. The wa...

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... . When President George W. Bush persisted that Saddam Hussein imposed a threat to the security of the U.S and Middle East, claiming that Saddam possessed WMDs and that Iraq had accepted and trained Al-Qaeda terrorists, the United State's main aim of declaring war on Iraq was to remove Saddam from power and defend itself. After 10 years of war on Iraq, at least ... , citizens are more likely to comply with the soldiers' demands when they are under the intimidation and threat of being raped. As in the case of the Syrian Civil War, Al-Assad's regime had used violence against the non-violent ...

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... be an example of preemptive war, which is within direct violation of international law. Many political figures have used the dull excuse that Iraq, and Hussein, is aiding and fostering Al Qaeda and 9/11 terrorists but this idea has not been proven. This claim that this attack is part of a campaign against terrorism demonstrates that our government are totally failing to ... recognize the root causes of terrorism. No evidence linking Iraq to Al-Qaeda has been found, and allies within the Middle East are totally opposed to any military strike. Such an attack on a Middle Eastern Muslim-bas...

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... on certain issues, to either prevent or support war. This is similar to the conflict in Iraq, because the United States accused Saddam Hussein of being an ally of the Al"Queida. The Al"Queida is a well known, and feared terrorist group. Creating an alliance with them would not be good for Saddam Hussein, because the ... Al"Queida have many enemies and are extremely dangerous. This accusation gives Saddam Hussein a bad reputation, even worse than the one he currently holds. Unfortunately, it is very possible that together, ... ...

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... other countries pose more of a threat (Nuclear age peace foundation)? The counter to this brings us into our next issue with Iraq, its link to terrorism. Iraq could easily supply al Qaeda with weapons of mass destruction used for terrorism against the US. The US department of state states: "Iraq remains a state sponsor of terrorism and has continued its long-standing ... policy of providing political support and sanctuary for a variety of terrorist organizations. Moreover, strong evidence suggests that al Qaeda terrorists escaping from Afghanistan have found refuge inside Iraq."" After ...

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... to President Bush despising Saddam Hussein. The second Gulf War was an attempt to stop Hussein's control over the Iraqi nation, because President Bush believed that Hussein had ties to Al Qaeda, as well as possessing weapons of mass destruction. Operation Desert Storm began in August of 1991. August 8, was when the United States" soldiers actually pushed through to Kuwait and ... was all done before the War with Iraq actually started (Lee). When September 11 rolled around, the United States targeted the Al Qaeda for the terrorist acts that were performed against the U.S. George W. Bush ...

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... violated the most basic norms of humanity and international law. Hussein's regime was a ticking time bomb that needed to be diffused immediately. There is strong circumstantial evidence linking Hussein to Al Qaeda. Although the two have ideological and theological differences, they are united in their goals of destroying the United States. According to Secretary of State Colin Powell, Iraq harbored Abu ... Musab Al-Zarqawi, a senior Al Qaeda terrorist and poison expert, for several months and provided him with medical care. Yet further conclusive proof of his link to terrorism is the va...

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... 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 statement which was later retracted by Colin Powell. But the main reason the Bush administration gives for going to war with Iraq was that Saddam Hussein posses ... regime would jeopardise their oil contracts thus benefiting the U.S. Today the America government still argues that their reason for going to war was not oil motivated. Connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda have been proved to be i...

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... world is to dethrone Saddam Hussein from his leadership. Other than becoming a ferocious leader, he is also a terrorist. He has a connection to Al Qaeda and other terrorist group in Middle East. Newsweek revealed: "Our reporting strongly suggests that Al Qaeda has completed preparations for multiple attacks with spectaculars set for the United States and probably Saudi Arabia, and is delaying them until ... just before or just after a war begins with Iraq. In that situation, Al Qaeda attacks will be described as an effort to defend Iraqi Muslims against the attack of the U.S.-led Crusad...

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... public education television is channel 13 PBS, suitable for all ages. In 1980's "Sesame Street" became a show, being so popular and well-known, which made them millionaires because of the videos and toy products that they marketed. The show helped children build their vocabulary and pronunciation skills, also it built their intelligence and social skills, such as be kind to each ... ...

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... the defenseless country. In 1917, the United States entered into war with Germany and its allies. Fast forward 85 years, and the United States was thrown into the same situation. Al-Qaeda was a threat to the world after attacking the United States on 9/11. The militants that made up the radical faction were deemed as "animals who do not value ... freedom" by the Bush Administration. In Iraq, the United States believed that along with Al-Qaeda, Saddam Hussein was committing crimes against his own people. People were being killed and terrorised in the name of "government intervention." Pr...

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... of family members, killing members of his own cabinet who fail to give him the "correct" answer, and torturing and imprisoning those who speak out against the regime (Dickey et al. 48-50). To ensure continuation of his legacy, Saddam exposed his two sons to cruelty at a very young age. Today, Uday and Qusay Hussein are known for surpassing their father ... brother curb the Basra uprising with mass executions and torture. Additionally Qusay devised a "cleansing program" whereby prisoners were arbitrarily executed in order to make room for new prisoners (Dickey et al. 50). The above atroc...

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... example, one could leave a briefcase in an airport and cause some major damage. In addition to this possible terrorist element, Iraq has also been accused of harboring terrorists from the Al Qaeda networks. However, Saddam adamantly denies this accusation, saying that Iraq funded the "Kurds", the very people they bombed around a decade ago, with weapons and technology to fight against the ... permit no terrorist organization to operate in Iraq." According to President Bush, "It broke this promise," he goes on " Iraq's government openly praised the attacks of September the 11th. And al Q...

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... I can foresee is the fact that we don't really know who we are fighting. Even if we were to assassinate Bin Laden would that stop the al-Qaeda(bin Laden's terrorist organization). Most cells of the al-Queada are completely autonomous. They raise their own funds and plan their own missions (Beyer, 59). Plus, there are fanatics that operate completely independently of ... ...

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... are appearing in the minds of the American people, and these doubts have some ground. There are two candidates for this post: George W. Bush and Al Gore. One of them, George W. Bush, is a Republican, the other one, Al Gore, is a Democrat. They are representatives of two different political systems, so it seems to me that they might have different programs for further ... ...

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... . Tikrit, Saddam's hometown, has about 28,000 inhabitants. On December 2 United States troops detained the private secretary of Saddam Hussein's fugitive number two, Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, during a huge search operation in Kirkuk. Saad Mohammed al-Duri was arrested with 40 thousand dollars in his possession in a house in the area of Hawija where he was hiding. Though the troops were not ... ...

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... . Another reason for the Iraq conflict was to diminish the threat of international terrorism and promote democracy. Also, it was said that Hussein helped Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, achieve his goal of attacking the Twin Towers and killing many people. The author believes that one reason the U.S. government sent troops into Iraq to get the people's minds ... off the dire day of September eleventh. This day was a milestone in the history of the United States when members of Al-Qaeda, hijacked an airplane and flew it into the Twin Towers in New York. Immediately following the ...

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