... 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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... many of his actions as the acting "King", which is the media. With King Fahd disabled and Crown Prince Abdullah media-shy, Prince Saud al-Faisal, the long-time foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, is the highest ranking official in the country willing to conduct both public and personal interviews ... House spokesman Ari Fleischer, there were areas of disagreement between the two sides in regards to their views on possible peace (Prados 7-8). When Prince al-Faisal was asked why he believed Crown Prince Abdullah's plan did not get much support, he had the following to say: Because of the .....

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... Egyptian regimes, who made allowances for an American presence in the Middle-East. (Indyk) With U.S. support, though, these governments had become hardened targets. It was for this reason that al Qaeda made a strategic decision to strike at their benefactor, the more powerful but also more vulnerable United States. (Indyk) On September 11th, 2001, the strike took place, and ... it changed U.S. Foreign Policy forever. Following September 11th, the United States launched a massive retaliatory campaign on the al Qaeda network, Afghanistan and other nations associated with knowing and abetti...

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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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... 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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... , the U.S Air Force was using drones to fly thousands of reconnaissance missions. During the Persian Gulf War, the U.S. began using unmanned aircraft and unarmed drones to track the movements of Al Qaeda forces operating in Afghanistan. In the past decade, these drones have skyrocketed in military use. "In 2001, the U.S. military possessed about 50 aerial drones; by 2011, it had ... strikes authorized during the entire tenure of the Bush administration. Lastly, Such drones, for example, monitored the Pakistani compound where Osama bin Laden, the head of the Islamist terrorist network Al...

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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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... with resolution of the conflict in July, 1994. After the resolution of the conflict, Yemen was ruled by a coalition government. The General People's Congress GPC and the Gathering for Reform (al-Islah) both had important roles. The GPC supported and continues to support the incorporation of the educational system, the privatization of the banking system, and economic growth ... . Al-Islah supported and continues to support Islamic banking and the execution of Islamic law in the national program. During and after the 1994 Civil War, numerous human rights of Yemeni ... ...

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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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... Twin Towers tragedy. The U.S in Iraq helps us think that we are still that super power and still the top dog in the world and not as vulnerable as the Al-Queada made us look. The results so far have proven otherwise. There have been rumors saying that Saddam was a big contributor and friend to the ... Al-Queada and helped them fund their attacks. This gave the U.S. a good of a reason as any to go in there and get him out of power. Did we ever stop to ... ...

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... needs to disarm Iraq by force or other means. Also, many people feel that Iraq was linked to the hijackers and al-Qaida. People felt that Iraq supported the September 11 attacks, but there is no evidence linking Iraq to al-Qaida. Even though he isn't connected to the recent terrorist attacks, he is developing weapons of mass destruction that can be ... ...

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... accuse him of having. We believe that he keeps moving the weapons so that the inceptors can not find them. Another defining factor was the evidence that Saddam was supplying Al Queda with large amounts of funding for its terrorist attacks on our country. Although such accusations were denied, there is abundant evidence to prove otherwise. Saddam was also accused of ... supplying Al Queda with weapons Iraq themselves weren't allowed to have. The U.S. is also set out to remove Saddam from power because he is killing innocent citizens of his country daily. His ... ...

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... . For the most part, terrorist acts are performed by individuals who are not from the U.S (Although, it"s often been suspected that there may be American citizens serving as consultants to al-Qaeda)(Sperry). We try to keep an eye on all those individuals but it's almost impossible. We need a method of tracking possible threats to the U.S.'s interests both here and abroad ... want to interview (D"Agastino). Studies show that there are between eight and nine million illegal aliens in the U.S. Of those, over four thousand are said to originate from countries where al-Qaeda operates. The pro...

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... our sleeves and get to work on" (DeYoung). The United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council are working together to end Iran's program. Clinton and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal held a joint news conference proclaiming their partnership in defeating Iran. All countries agree on preventing Iran from developing their program, but they disagree on whether to arm Syrian opposition ... ...

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... several reasons why. The reason for going to war against Iraq is not justified. Iraq has made no threats or attacks toward the U.S.. They also had nothing to do with Al Quaeda, no Iraqi has threatened for a war, and they had nothing to do with the terrorist attack on September 11. That tragic day should have taught us that we, the ... ...

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