Alexis Sutton English 102- Sec 17 Professor Burke October 15‚ 2012 A War Without Justified Reason The United States declares war against Iraq (after an attack allegedly by Al Queda‚ a terrorist group based in Afghanistan) to destroy their nuclear weapons but what about other countries like North Korea’s nuclear weapons? On September 11‚ 2001 the United States suffered devastating attacks to the Pentagon‚ Washington and the World Trade Center resulting in the loss of many innocent civilians lives
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study two countries from Middle East: Qatar and Iraq. These two nations are directly opposed‚ first by Human Development report. In fact‚ Qatar is considered as a very high human developed country‚ it is ranked at the 36 th place on a list of 186 countries. Contrariwise‚ Iraq is considered as a medium human developed country‚ ranked 131th. What can explain this difference? Qatar is a recent country which has known a very quick expansion. Iraq just got out from war and has to be rebuilt. First
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Iran-Iraq War The Iran-Iraq war started in the 1980s and continued till 1988 making it the longest conventional war after the second Sino-Japanese War(1). It officially began on Sept. 22‚ 1980‚ with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran(1). The Iran-Iraq War was multifaceted and included religious schisms‚ border disputes‚ and political differences. The war broke hostilities ranging from conflicts between the religious pacts of Sunni-verses-Shia and Arab-verses-Persians‚ to a personal
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gender-based violence and discrimination through criminal laws that condone male violence while punishing women who transgress cultural norms‚ and through laws that are either discriminatory or are harmful to women in their implementation. Throughout Iraq‚ there are no programs to deliver legal services with a gender-focused approach‚ and women in the family court system do not have access to lawyers who will advocate for them by presenting facts and legal theories that account for their experiences
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FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS IRAQ. The U.S foreign policy determines how the U.S.A conducts its relations with other countries. The US foreign policy towards Iraq has in the 21st century‚ dangerously strayed off-course. This paper aims to understand how Iraq was and is dictated by Americas selfish interest to create a strategic base in the oil-rich Gulf region‚ how U.S has tried to develop political structures that try to resolve the dispute risen after the Cold war between Iraq and America between 1958
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more for the failed Iraq war. Congress is gearing up to pour more money to "stay the course" of the past two tragic years. Tell your Member of Congress that not one more dime should go to waging war in Iraq. Instead‚ the U.S. must end the occupation‚ bring our troops home‚ and support Iraqi sovereignty. Many good-intentioned people in the United States say we can’t withdraw our troops now and abandon Iraqis to chaos and disorder. Yet the U.S. presence on the streets of Iraq is fueling animosity
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civilization; it contains important artifacts from over 5‚000 year long history of Mesopotamia. The National Museum of Iraq was looted in April‚ 2003. Its contents has been illegally scattered around the world through sales to private collectors and museums. Iraq‚ as of yet‚ is still trying to reclaim these historical masterpieces. The U.S. Army‚ which was the occupying power in Iraq at the time‚ should have anticipated the danger presented to the cultural sites. Further‚ once looting started it should
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CHALLENGE OF THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT A Third World Country Report of Iraq Name Dr. Rasool Nafisi Sociology 300 A term paper presented to the General Studies Department Strayer University Online in partial fulfillment for the completion of Sociology 300 General Studies Department (Sociology) Strayer University Online August 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Dependency and Modernization Theories…………………………………………………… 4 Religion and Politics………………………………………………………………………………………………
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can easy find any hospital near a place you live and take a short time to get there. Second‚ advantage of living in a big city is helping you improve your knowledge. Living in a big city you can communicate with many people and learn many different cultures from them.
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Iran-Iraq War The Iran-Iraq war was a brutal war that eradicated thousands of lives. Some say that “ It was a big mistake” or “wasn’t meant to be.” Both sides argued their own perspective‚ in a matter that they were more accurate than the other‚ or that even it wasn’t their fault. They merely believed that it was each other who were accountable for the war. Iran and Iraq had always been old rivals; some could have even said that they were like “God or satin.” Particularly‚ they would dispute
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