According to the National Polls, two thirds of the whole American population believe that the Iraq War is not worth it. The only word that Vice President Dick Cheney replied to this fact was "So". Even though the facts of the Iraq War is evident, the government of the United States choose to rely on senseless optimism to continue to fuel reasons to stay in Iraq longer. Ever since the Iraq War, there have been around four thousand American soldiers that have given their lives to the war. The Iraq war has cost the United States 600 billion dollars so far, and the United States government estimates that this number will rise to around 2 trillion when the war is over.
Truman’s first night as president had him only concerned with the issues at the San Francisco Conference. One of the main points at the conference was the deadlock over veto power. The voting style of the Security Council, as suggested by sponsoring powers, was being attacked by practically every-one of the smaller countries. Their goal was the veto right of the great powers, which was based on an agreement that was reached at Yalta. Within the Yalta Agreement, the United States, United Kingdom, U.S.S.R., China and France would get a veto vote in the Security Council whenever a question of military or economic sanctions arose.
Roughly 600,000 people live in the area, they pay taxes and serve in the US military do not get representation. Nearly 70% of Americans say the government today is worse than intended, Also the US Constitution can cause gridlock within the Federal Government, because it gives too much power to those who oppose change and 58% of Americans say they would like to see more bipartisanship. Difference in political ideology means that gridlock is caused by the checks and balances in the constitution. This means that laws which really need to be passed or sensible laws which are against one parties ideology or certain senators can't get passed, for example Obama's gun background check laws cannot be voted in due to gridlock caused by republicans and some democrats. However, you can argue that the US Constitution still does work.
The federal government has awarded grants to police departments in excess of $34 billion dollars since 2011 to purchase military equipment. The author believes that this military appearance of the police is pushing the citizens away from being able to trust in the police to protect them during events such as the one in Ferguson, Missouri. While I can see the author’s point of view on this, I can’t help but to disagree. I believe that it shouldn’t matter how the police are dressed or what kind of weapons they are carrying. Obeying the law all boils down to one thing.
The first major engagement in Ia Drang may have proved ultimately to be an American victory, but it presented the fact that fighting the VC would not be won through area wars, but purely a through test of which side could drain enemy troop numbers fastest in an attritional war. The VC was able to conscript up to 200,000 men a year, outnumbering the US. These were not just typical soldiers, they were fighting a war for freedom which had been going on for centuries, and this contributed to their overall passion and perseverance in the face of a much more advanced enemy. In comparison the standard American troop was conscripted via a date of birth drafting system, and kept in Vietnam for a year. Many troops were not committed to their duty in Vietnam and did not always see why they were actually putting their lives on the line.
War now does not allow any civillian casualites. Also now with the modern technology exaples like advanced radar, heat seeking missiles, more accurate bombing technology and more advanced aircraft, it is impossible to miss a target. Back in WW2 they bombed industrial areas because it was really hard to bomb a certain spot where the enemy army would be. I do not think it was acceptable back than because why kill millions of civillians when you can go directly to the source which was the military attacking? This is a really hard argument because if you attack the enemy army which is attacking you, you have to think about the deaths of your own men.
With this was the losses of lives of both the American and the Japanese. Military options were considered in the effort to conquer. Invasion could be seen as an ideal option as America were in the superior position to Japan as they had the advantage of battleships, cruisers and aircrafts. The Japanese economy could not compete with the industrial strength of America but Japan had 2,300,000 troops and America had 650,000 troops. An invasion of Japan would be a difficult task and would be incredibly
If that’s the case, then why should this topic be the first to come to mind when I think of ethical dysfunctions headlining the news? My reasoning is because more recently there are notably more senior ranking officials being named on these lewd acts of misconduct. The military has spent millions of dollars on educating and training the military on the prevention of these types of incidents, but to learn that it is not the junior military men and women that constantly need the training is just amazing. The leaders of the military that we have charged with the duties of ensuring good order and discipline amongst the ranks of the military seem to require the most training and education on this serious crime. More and more senior leaders within the military are being relieved and removed from their positions, and even forced out of the military, because of one of two things: 1) they knew of these acts being committed and did nothing about it; 2) they were the ones committing these acts and used their ranks and position to attain personal pleasure and profit by preying on the young and junior ranks.
Multiple governments are currently working together to decide upon action. The U.S. is the main one as of today and I feel we are going to make the bad decision and try to capture him, possibly loosing thousands of troops. All his recent video did is add fuel to the fire and reveal years of international government collaborations just so he can get "richer". People need to research the "charities" they donate to before donating to them. There's a stereotype that the U.S. military should always get involved in conflicts in which human rights violations are occurring, regardless of our safety concerns(Garber).
Following the events of all these massacres, many Democrats addressed the issue of gun control a lot harder. According to Sean Sullivan of the Washington Post in an article written about the NRA titled, “The long (and sometimes turbulent) History of the NRA and the GOP”, “The problem will not be convincing fellow Democrats to shape legislation for appropriate gun control, but rather the Republican party to whom almost 90% of their candidates received contributions from the National Rifle