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. Abu Ghraib Prison, also known as Baghdad Central Prison, became the U.S Army detention center for captured Iraqis. “For decades under Saddam Hussein, many prisoners who were taken to the Abu Ghraib prison never came out. It was the centerpiece of Saddam's empire of fear, and those prisoners who did make it out told nightmarish tales of torture beyond imagining – and executions without reason.” (Abuse of Iraqi POWS by GIs Probed, 2004) In 2004 rumors began to surface, regarding the abuse of prisoners held by the U.S army. Initially the U.S media expressed little interest to the accusations, until photographic evidence emerged, exposing the violation of the prisoner’s human rights.
Once the US troops took over Iraq they reinstated the prison and this time they held Iraqi rebels and terrorists. After some time media attention turned to the Abu Ghraib prison once again. It was found that pictures had been sent to the media to show the Iraqi detainees being tortured by the US army personnel. There was an international outcry and the soldiers involved in the abuse were investigated and court-martialled. Public opinion suggests the US army had been brutal toward the prisoners and were abusing their power rather than doing their job as being normal soldiers.
I am hoping that with the effort our military, and the other countries who had stood behind us, they are able to get Iraq in a good, democratic working order and our boys and girls are able to come home knowing they have done their best and have made the lives of those people better. What it boils down to be that now, what's done is done and with that being said, we need to make the best of it. While it seems we are only able to accomplish small missions at a time, a victory is a victory, no matter the size and that is a good thing. And those of you that like to make the remarks it was for the oil, do you research and find out where most of the US get its oil, top contributors are Venezuela and Canada. The military has never used Iraq oil for its own uses while being in Iraq.
Some of my family came to America from Guyana with close to nothing, but over time through hard work, ambition, and patience they were able to support the younger generations of us. They made sure we had the opportunities that they did not have when they were growing up. Just making sure my family could make it to this country is a big part of the reason why we can now live and prosper in peace. This is why I would like to work for the federal government and give directly back to this country and help to make it a better place and stronger
Eli Redd Heather Jensen GE217 Composition II 26-Aug-2012 My initial impressions of the painting were bad impressions. Seeing Francisco Goyas painting brought back memories from when I first deployed to Bagdad, Iraq back in 2007. It brought back memories about the troops and civilians that loss their lives during an invasion, or combat. The Shootings of May Third 1808 painting actually depicts a situation that happen a few years ago in Afghanistan where civilians were taking hostage, rounded up into a pile and then murdered. Till now, I never thought seeing a painting would take me back to those tearful memories of my experience I had overseas.
According to the Huffington Post (2009), Hasan had some "difficulties" that required counseling and extra supervision while practicing as an intern at Walter Reed Veteran’s hospital. Dr. Thomas Grieg was the training director at the time Maj. Hasan worked at the military hospital. So clearly the “difficulties” that Hassan was experiencing were unforeseen symptoms of things to come with the Ft. Hood shooting. A retired Army Colonel who worked with Hasan by the name of Terry Lee expressed that Hasan talked about how he wanted President Obama to pull troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Krikorian presents a good argument and has done his homework. The author seems to respect patriotism and feels we have a greater obligation to our citizens than foreigners. Krikorian speaks of a country we once were when our grandparents came to America but not that same country now. He argues our immigration laws need to be shaped to improve the United States along with the government enforcing more stringent immigration laws. This would shrink the illegal population and life for American workers would improve.
By doing this it becomes a source of national pride and so people will strive to defend it. Similarly like in the USA, the Americans pledge allegiance to their constitution yearly and vow to defend it. Some people argue that Britain’s uncodified constitution lacks clarity. This is because it doesn’t exist in once clear document and instead consists of some written documents such as statues, conventions, treaties etc. Therefore by having a codified constitution, it would raise public awareness and the public would be able to understand their rights better.
The American dream is freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and to have a better life. You can have the American dream by getting a good education so you can then get a good job to make good money. When you make good money you can then buy a nice house, car and start a family. It is achievable for all Americans if you put your mind to it. In many ways this is different for everyone because people have different financial situations and also different backgrounds.
Ethics of “Democracy” Citizens of the United States love their country for various reasons. They love The Bill of Rights, which protect and give its people certain rights as citizens of the country. Americans have the right to speech and religion, which is not found in many countries around the world; but they are rights guaranteed to all American citizens. Many Americans love the idea of capitalism; and many people travel to America from other countries to become citizens, living out their dream here in the United States. It is admirable that the United States military is powerful and voluntary.