Why Did the United States enter the Gulf War? A Critical Essay Outline I. Introduction. A. Iraq Invasion of Kuwait B. U.N. Allied Force created C. U.S. Led Gulf War II.
George W. Bush, immediately upon waging a successful military campaign against Afghanistan, the primary harbor and sponsor of the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, decided that Saddam Hussein must be removed from his position of power in Iraq. George W. Bush, fresh of a “high” resulting from a combination of the “rally-around-the-flag effect” and the swift domination of Afghanistan, saw the opportunity to inject his worldview into U.S. foreign policy. Bush encompassed a worldview similar to his father’s (but amplified, in a sense), and saw the United States as a “heroic liberator,” compelled by God to deliver peace and democracy to evil, misguided nations through force if necessary. (Hybel 127) With such an unwavering worldview guiding the way, decision-making on whether or not to invade Iraq was predicated on regime change. Undoubtedly, George W. Bush, like his father, viewed the war in very personal terms.
Rhetorical Analysis of Letter to Saddam Hussein Prior to the war with Iraq, United States former president, George H.W. Bush, wrote a letter concerning Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, about a possible controversial-loaded war. George is requesting for the removal of all Iraqi personnel in Kuwait or else. The thunderous word, war, rattles controversy everywhere due to its monstrous reputation since the early civilizations. Bush’s approach was thoughtful in which his tone was, in a way, calm and generous yet demanding and stern.
America needed an excuse to invade their country to obtain these resources. There excuses ranged from overthrowing the communist regime to them holding nuclear secrets and arms. To the general public these seemed like good enough reasons to intervene; but all the excuses they used were not legitimate. For example, it was the United States fault there was a dictator is Iraq to begin with in the 70’s, “US intelligence helped Saddam's Ba`ath Party seize power for the first time in 1963. Evidence suggests that Saddam was on the CIA payroll as early as 1959, when he participated in a failed assassination attempt against Iraqi strongman Abd al-Karim Qassem.
Malika Sociology 101 1911 Professor Brad Lyman November 21st 2015 Top Secret America Top Secret America is a latent development of the U.S response to 9/11. Top Secret America involves Intelligence and equipment required for operations. The United States fights because it is necessary for freedom; it is the principle of self determination. We fight for what we believe in and ideals. After the attack on the United States on 9/11 the United States decided to re think America’s foreign policy.
A far-reaching overhaul of US military doctrine was launched in the wake of 9/11. Endless wars of aggression under the humanitarian cloak of “counter-terrorism” were set in motion. 9/11 was also a stepping stone towards the relentless repeal of civil liberties, the militarization of law enforcement and the inauguration of “Police State USA”. September 11, 2001 marks the onslaught of the “Global War on Terrorism” (GWOT),
The countries that were targeted were; North Korea, Iraq, and Iran and were known as the “Axis of Evil”. However an Islamic sympathizer stated “the War on Terrorism is not about terrorist threats against the U.S, but instead is a religious and economic, unilateralist war waged against certain foreign states.” This suggests America is abusing its powers and the American Foreign Policy for America’s self-interests. From the countries in the “Axis of Evil” Iraq was the prime target. In 1980’s, the government run by Saddam Hussein was accused of trying to develop weapons of mass destruction. The U.N sent inspectors of weapons of mass destruction into Iraq but Saddam did not allow the inspectors to do their job, so the inspectors withdrew.
In which was the world’s main concern in so many ways; that Moore turned his eye on George W. Bush and his misleading war on the terrorism agenda arguing. Bush failed businessman connections to the royal house of Saudi of Arabia and the Bin laden election on fraudulent circumstances was more important (Rather). Bush ignored warnings of the looming betrayal by his foreign partners when that treacherous plane hit the New York building on September 11, killing innocent people working. But yet, Bush continued to send troops over, trying to prove a point that the Americans were much stronger, but actually it made them weaken as a nation, and in the armed forces as Moore stated in the documentary that the government failed more in that day than ever before. Moore named the film “Fahrenheit” which is a title of a book named Fahrenheit 451 by an author (Ray Bradbury) in which it is a book about burning of books literally, and figuratively.
The war started in 1990 and ended in 1991. The war was against Iraq in response to Iraq’s invasion and annexation of the State of Kuwait. According to the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, the war was an “International conflict triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Though justified by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on grounds that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq, the invasion was presumed to be motivated by Iraq's desire to acquire Kuwait's rich oil fields and expand its power in the region. The United States, fearing Iraq's broader strategic intentions and acting under UN auspices, eventually formed a broad coalition, which included a number of Arab countries, and began massing troops in northern Saudi Arabia.
The Iraq War was based upon the allegations of Suddam Hussein possessing weapons of mass destruction. Supporting allegations of the country harboring and supporting terrorist organizations as well as liberation, democracy, and the ousting of a tyrant that would go as far as gassing his own people to prove a point, prompted a U.S. led invasion into Iraq in March 2003. In the United States, Congress is the only authority to declare war in which the U.S. military may be involved. The invasion was validated arguably by Congress giving justification for authorization for military interaction in Iraq by stating several supporting factors which include; the country's noncompliance with the 1991 Cease Fire Agreement, continuing to possess chemical and biological weapons, paid bounties to the families of suicide