Obama’s Euphemisms: Responsibly Ending the War in Iraq Rationale Euphemisms are used in writing to reduce offenses or disturbances in the audience created by certain words or phrases. Euphemisms are widely used in normal social contexts‚ the media and even politics. Politicians use euphemisms in their rhetoric to lessen the impact of their words to avoid creating alarm and heighten emotions. Political euphemisms often “sugar coat” the real message and do not give an actual portrayal of the message
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On March 19‚ 2003 former President George W. Bush declared war on Iraq‚ two years after declaring his war on terror. By the end of the year he had mobilized and shipped fifty thousand soldiers to Iraq. The political cartoon designed by Jim Borgman offers commentary on past socio-economic issues‚ suggesting that certain young adults risk life and limb not just for patriotism but for career opportunities. . Since the September 11 attacks the United States government has been on a quest to seek vengeance
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The Effect of the Media during the Iraq War After the tragedy of September 11th‚ 2001‚ the American people looked to their leader‚ President George W. Bush‚ to get them through this horrific time. After almost two years‚ President Bush decided to invade the country of Iraq on March 19th‚ 2003‚ starting a war that would last almost a decade (CNN.com). The media coverage of the war that was shown throughout the U.S imitated the idea that the war was positive and showed a pro-war point of view. Due
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Pros and cons of invading Iraq In the years following Iraqi freedom in 2003‚ much controversy arose concerning President bush’s plan to invade Iraq and remove Saddam hussein from power. This was because people believed that we didn’t need to invade iraq and that President bush lied about him having weapons of mass destruction so we could go in and harvest the oil in the area. In my opinion I believe that bush did lie about the weapons to invade Iraq but not just for the oil. I think that It
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war on terrorism that has eventuated in the ongoing military actions in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Though most Americans and most Christians support the general war on terror‚ questions have been raised about our decision to invade Iraq‚ and public support for the continuing involvement of American forces there is steadily eroding. So‚ we may ask the question: “Should we continue to fight the war in Iraq?” And many of us are still asking the question of whether or not we should have gone to war there
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getting involved in the war with Iraq? There are many speculations that one considers when answering this question. Essentially the U.S. points fingers to one guy in particular and that is Saddam Hussein. His actions lead to the U.S. joining with allies in the motion to contain Iraq‚ and later the result of the U.S.’s choice to retaliate against threats against them by Saddam Hussein. Today‚ the U.S. is still struggling‚ as well as benefiting from the war in Iraq. Based on the causes that served
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decisions are choices between the better of two options. The decision to go to war in Iraq was not an easy conclusion but it was one that was made with best intentions. It is my opinion that even though there were some mistakes made in the determination to invade Iraq‚ it was a just decision on both a security and a moral basis. This paper will briefly look at the background behind the start of the war with Iraq and then examine the rationale of both the pro and con side of this determination. In
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The Economic Impact of the US/Iraq and Afghanistan ECO2013 August 18‚ 2014 Introduction In the past decade‚ the US has engaged in a number of wars with countries in the Middle East with regard to increased terrorism threat in the world. Presently‚ the US troops are engaged in armed conflict with the Taliban groups in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ and is contemplating engaging its troops in Syria to combat the Syrian government in the Syrian civil crisis. This move
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Deployment To Iraq “You are order to active duty as a member of your reserve component unit for the period indicated unless sooner released or unless extended. Proceed from your current location in sufficient time to report by the date specified. You enter active duty upon reporting to unit home station”. These were the words telling me that I was going to Iraq‚ to fight and destroy the enemies of the United States of America and face one of my biggest challenges yet. Soon after I received my
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Invasion of Australia A full on invasion of Australia may seem absurd and near impossible‚ however we cannot count on the fact that Australia will go without a military threat forever. Australia has a plethora of important resources that are extremely valuable to other countries. In fact‚ our supply of coal can generate enough power required for another 300 years. Additionally‚ Australia has a rich economy that has great potential. Our huge land size would be valuable to conquer and colonize as
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