Iraq Prison Scandal In the year 2003 The Bush administration justified and led the American people into war with Iraq. The White house reported claims that Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, had weapons of mass destruction and that the people of Iraq were living under brutal dictatorship from their leader. Ostensibly the war was to rid Iraq of weapons of mass destruction and eviscerate and remnants of Alqaeda and its affiliates. The war mongers of both sides (democrats and republicans), wanted someone or something to blame for 9/11. After selling their lies and plans for the war to the America people, congress had given President Bush carte blanche to bring justice to those who caused pain and destruction on American soil.
Throughout his whole speech, he uses an anger and disparaging tome to reflect Bush’s point of view. Overall, George Bush uses emotional appeal, metaphors, and tone to portray Al Qaeda as iniquitous freedom haters which persuades the audience to recognise his contention and accept his point of view. Americans are depicted as victims of war from the September 11th terrorist incident with George Bush’s speech. An anecdote is used in the first paragraph to portray this: “...Americans have known the casualties of war--but not at the centre of a great city on a peaceful morning. Americans have known surprise attacks—but never before on thousands of civilians.
Due to the events of the 11th September 2001 the USA began its war on terror, and specifically targeted was George Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ which included; Iran, Iraq and North Korea. The USA used their war on terror so to legitimise their actions worldwide thus destroying any hopes for a post cold war collective international security, therefore basing their response to international aggression on protecting their own national interests. This is seen with the invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001. Together with Britain they acted unilaterally in order to remove the al-Qaeda and capture bin Laden, who was the prime suspect for the 9/11 attacks. The USA believed its actions were justified by labelling them as self defence under Article 51 of the UN charter.
HOW MUCH LONGER WILL INNOCENT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO DIE UNTIL SANCTIONS ARE LIFTED? In the year 1990 the Middle East was in a tense position after the attack of Kuwait by its Iraq neighbors and its’ President Sadaam Hussein. This was only to beginning of what turned out to be a war, which many were hurt, and many countries felt the effect as a result of this war. The Gulf War did not start until 1991 but tension was building between the world and Iraq. Iraq was left out on its own to fend off the world.
Even President Obama mixed up Afghanistan and Iraq in an interview and stated three times that the US would withdraw all troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2011. The wars blend together despite their key differences. The War in Afghanistan and the War in Iraq have different logistical operations, causes of entrance relations with the local government, and international responses. There are large logistical differences [between the two conflicts]. The United States [officially] entered Afghanistan on October 7, 2001 (Wintour) and [officially] entered Iraq on March 20, 2003 (Pollack).
The International Response to the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait I. Interpreting the International Response to the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait Due to an escalating political climate, and several disputes regarding domestic and economic issues (including a dispute regarding slant drilling of petroleum), The Republic of Iraq invaded the State of Kuwait on the 2nd of August, 1990. The invasion was followed by a seven month occupation period before Iraqi forces were pushed back across the border by an American led coalition force in January, of 1991. The international community’s response was swift and unanimous, ranging from ordering the immediate withdraw, arms embargos, and the final ultimatum in early 1991. The United Nations formally condemned the Republic of Iraq with twelve formal resolutions. These types of unanimous agreement are rare, and are an excellent example of how the international community can collectively work together to accomplish mutually beneficial goals.
The injuries inflicted in the war must fit the violence that was displayed; assuring that unnecessary force was not used. All in all, a Just War must be fought with the right intentions The War in Iraq started March 20, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq from the United States. According to the principles of Just War tradition, “The war can only be waged as the last resort, with all nonviolent actions exhausted”. Other nonviolent alternatives were clear and different measures could’ve been sought. The first planned attack was to send 3,000 bombs and missiles out on the Iraqi people where civilians were among the population, unarmed and innocent.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: The following is the text of a letter that U.S. President George H. Bush sent to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on January 9th, shortly before the start of the 1991 Gulf War. In a unified and coherent essay, analyze the letter, making specific and detailed reference to the principles of expository and/or persuasive writing that we have studied in the course. Mr. President, 1. We stand today at the brink of war between Iraq and the world. This is a war that began with your invasion of Kuwait; this is a war that can be ended only by Iraq’s full and unconditional compliance with UN Security Council resolution 678.
Syria has been all over the international news for human rights violations. The accusations come from Syrian opposition members, international non-governmental organizations, and Western governments. The Syrian government is headed by Bashar al-Assad, who took control in 2000 from his father. The country calls itself a parliamentary republic and holds elections, but the existence of a family dynasty makes the credibility of the system low. His government has been fighting with insurgent rebels in the country since at least last year when fighting become intense.
Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, claim that the Iraq War and the overthrow of the dictator may have “helped spawn the so-called Arab Spring movement that swept across the Middle East and North Africa in nations such as Tunisia, Egypt and Libya,” although most foreign-policy analysts see no evidence of that. (Nowicki) Another statement made by people who thought the advantages of the Iraq war outweigh its disadvantages is that now America finally have a strong allay other than Israel, and the invasion of Iraq help stabilize the Arabian Peninsula. One counterargument is made by Anthony Cordesman, a national-security analyst at the bipartisan Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C, that the war's cost in dollars and lives can't be justified "by saying that we have a strong partner or a meaningful strategic relationship" with Iraq — two main goals that have not been accomplished. (Fineman) And the argument of the invasion of Iraq help stabilize the Arabian Peninsula is not even worth refuting, instead of help stabilize the Arabian Peninsula, the Iraq War destroyed the balance between Iraq and Iran, and now Iran became a major threat of America in the Middle