The Surge was when‚ in January 2007‚ President Bush announced a controversial plan to temporarily increase the number of US troops in Iraq by more than 20‚000. Despite heavy casualties initially‚ the drop in violence that occurred as the year drew on was a source of encouragement‚ and a number of the additional troops were subsequently withdrawn. The 1979 Islamic Revolution happened when the shah of Iran fled due to mass protests against him. Ayatollah Khomeini came back to Iran‚ and a huge reform
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Overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico In recent years the fish and all the other marine animals that live in the Gulf have been affected by different natural disasters or disasters caused by us humans. For example‚ the most recent natural disaster that affected the lives of many marine animals in the Gulf was Hurricane Katrina in 2005‚ which caused the Gulf Coast entered the United States with lots of water and different types of animals from the gulf. This caused many fish to die and some to even become
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period. And has not kept pace with global changes in either marketing or product quality except some agricultural industries that was where the Gulf capital plays a big role since the Gulf oil boom as the sugar. Trade relations and political instability The positions of the Sudanese Government’s political supported for Saddam Hussein during the Gulf war‚ led to the suspension of Arabic investments for Sudan and cut ties with most of the countries that were business partners with Sudan throughout
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questionable as geographic barriers crumble‚ making room for a new‚ "global" identity (as optimistic and idealistic as that sounds). But Huntington makes a strong case for inter-civilizational strife‚ as he cites numerous examples from the Balkans to the Gulf
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The first major foreign crisis for theUnited States after the end of the Cold War presented itself in August 1990. Saddam Hussein‚ the dictator of Iraq‚ ordered his army across the border into tiny Kuwait. This was no ordinary act of aggression. Iraq’s army was well equipped. The United States had provided massive military aid to Iraq during their eight-year war with Iran‚ giving them the fourth largest army in the world. Kuwait was a major supplier of oil to the United States. The Iraqi takeover
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Southwest Asia Southwestern Asia is the most western sub region of Asia. It is positioned directly south of Eastern Europe. And the region is encompassed by seven major seas; the Aegean‚ Black‚ Caspian‚ Mediterranean‚ Arabian‚ Red‚ and the Persian Gulf. The north region is disjointed from Europe by the Caucasus Mountains‚ the southwest region is disjointed from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez‚ and then the east region adjoins Central and South Asia. The population is over 300 million and the most populous
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Saddam Hussein was the president of Iraq until he was ousted by the United States government. During his rule‚ Saddam was criticized because of his method of ruling. In addition‚ Saddam was accused of exerting atrocities against the people of Iraq. This was evidenced by the mass killings carried out by his administration. Saddam Hussein and his administration were considered to be a security threat to the people of the United States. These insecurity issues were caused by Saddam’s involvement in
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From 1990 to 1993‚ it was actually 3 years of big disaster specially because of the Gulf War‚ but also because of other many factors‚ like: the general decline in the world economy‚ aircraft fuel price increases‚ wages‚ work rules and work patterns‚ chapter 11 bankruptcy airlines‚ excess capacity‚ a very capital intensive business and too many years as regulated airlines. In fact‚ during the Gulf war and recession in 1990-92‚ it took them four years to return to profit‚ even though traffic recovered
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in the atmosphere we must either reduce use of aircraft and vehicles or advance technology to bring down carbon emission to tolerable levels. Apart from the 1991 Gulf war where over 650 oil wells were set afire‚ the cause of major oil spills have been accidents and collisions involving oil tankers. The recent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a frightening commentary on the corporation’s incompetent and callous approach to environment concerns. Hundreds of thousands of marine life and birds
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“Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace‚ more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.” This quote is the wise words of Omar Nelson Bradley and I agree with him‚ therefore‚ I must disagree with the resolution: “Resolved Unilateral military force by the United States is justified to prevent unclear proliferation. Unilateral military force will merely destroy
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