For more than a century, major powers have tried to control an enormous source of wealth and power in the Middle East. This enormous source is known as oil. Oil is plentiful in the Middle East with the two largest holders, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, managing the oil price time bomb. Iraq has been at...
However, at the end of the Gulf war in 1991 the United Nations imposed sanctions on Iraq such as the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 661. ... At this point the UN and US national security objectives for Iraq were limitation of proliferation, reduction of weapons of mass destruction, containment, the removal of Saddam Hussein, regional stability, and sustainable international and domestic support. ... Saddam used these black market earnings to reinforce the loyalty of his intelligence, security, and elite military forces to safeguard his regime. ...
However, at the end of the Gulf war in 1991 the United Nations imposed sanctions on Iraq such as the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 661. ... At this point the UN and US national security objectives for Iraq were limitation of proliferation, reduction of weapons of mass destruction, containment, the removal of Saddam Hussein, regional stability, and sustainable international and domestic support. ... Saddam used these black market earnings to reinforce the loyalty of his intelligence, security, and elite military forces to safeguard his regime. ...
- It seems that a fair part of the general population has the opinion that journalists publicize information such as troop movements and locations to spice up their reports, having total disregard for the safety of the troops and national security. ... Any embedded journalists who threaten security are given one warning. ...
Every four years, one person is given the responsibility of running a nation. They are elected by the people to serve them to the best of their ability and to provide the citizens of the United States of America with the best quality of life and to represent their country on the world stage. The two most recent of these have both been heavily criticized on just how successful they were at doing so, George W. Bush, being one of the most well-known Presidents, with his "War on Terror", and the current President, Barack Obama, a historic President by virtue of his race. Both were chosen...
"The purpose of British troops in Iraq is to discover and destroy any weapons of mass destruction," said the defence minister, Geoffrey Hoon, regarding the deployment of troops to the Gulf in coalition with American forces. The consequential expulsion of the regime of Saddam Hussein has, no doubt, ...
The United Sates began bombing Bagdad, Iraq on March 20, 2003 marking the start of the armed conflict known as Operation Iraqi Freedom. The war began in direct response to the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the newly found War on Terror. President George W. Bush declared the War on Terror after the 9/11 attacks in effort to block terrorist groups worldwide. The United Sates (US) first invaded Afghanistan as part of the War on Terror. ...