Is the war on terror a war that can be won? ‘Less than 12 hours after the 9/11 attacks‚ George W. Bush pro- claimed the start of a global war on terror. Ever since‚ there has been a vigorous debate about how to win it.’1 However more than 12 years on there is still no indication of how close it is to being won and whether it can actually be won. In fact‚ many such as Jonathan Steele (journalist and international affairs author) suggests it is ‘A war that can never be won.’2 However‚ before we
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War in Afghanistan and Iraq The United States of American is the greatest country in the world and because of that‚ the attraction for terrorism is always a concern. On September 11‚ 2001‚ the concern became reality when the world trade centers were attacked by terrorists and as a result‚ thousands of Americans lost their lives. America reacted by launching anti-Taliban operations‚ the first starting in Iraq then in Afghanistan. The first mission was Operation Iraqi Freedom. The purpose of this
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War Against Terror The September 11 2001 (9/11)‚ terrorist attacks on the United States changed the perspective of the world towards terrorism especially the Al Qaeda. The world‚ in particular the major powers came to realize that the greatest threat they had in the 21st centaury was global terrorism and President Bush once said‚ “Al Qaeda is to terror what the Mafia is to crime” (George Bush‚ 2001‚p.2). Just few days after September 11 2001‚ President Bush delivered a speech in which he
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War is not a game people play to win prizes or gain recognition for their skill. After one side surrenders‚ and a treaty is signed‚ one side does go home feeling like a winner. Both sides suffer irreplaceable losses. For this reason‚ there are no true winners in war. Some people may feel that they came out of the war victoriously‚ but as Agatha Christie said‚ To win a war is as disastrous as to lose one. For example‚ in the American Revolution‚ we won‚ but is it really victory when 8‚000 Americans
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why the U.S should intervene in the Syrian civil war. He argued that the U.S should respond to Syrian president Bashar al Assad’s use of chemical weapons as this a was a crime against humanity. He also argued that by responding to this attack that it would send a message to the “tyrants” who might use such weapons again in the future. However his case wasn’t strong enough. He failed to convince Americans citizens that intervening in Syria’s civil war was a good decision. He was not able to provide
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And its link to the increased birth defects in Iraq A Research Investigation compiled by Terry-Lynn Istain Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc425457394" Introduction PAGEREF _Toc425457394 \h 4 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc425457395" Literature Review PAGEREF _Toc425457395 \h 5 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc425457396" The toxicity of Depleted Uranium- (Wayne‚ 2010) PAGEREF _Toc425457396 \h 5 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc425457397" Birth defects in Iraq and the plausibility of environmental exposure:
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August 2000 Working Paper Working Paper 5 Psychological ’Conflict Mapping ’ in Bosnia & Hercegovina: Case Study‚ Critique and the Renegotiation of Theory Steve Gillard‚ October 2000 Working Paper 6 Confronting Ethnic Chauvinism in a Post-War Environment: NGOs and Peace Education in Bosnia Working Paper 7 Laura Stovel‚ December 2000 Developing an Online Learning Pedagogy for Conflict Resolution Training Laina K. Reynolds & Lambrecht Wessels‚ May 2001 Citizenship Education or Crowd Control
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COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN THE GULF WAR: EXPERIENCE AND LESSONS THOMAS KEANEY The Gulf War of 1991 introduced a new set of issues concerning collateral damage. Although the U.S. military had faced controversy concerning the targeting and effects of aerial bombing in previous wars of the 20th Century‚ the day-by-day reporting and political context of the Gulf War brought increased scrutiny of the air attacks. Ironically‚ attention increased even as the employment of precision weapons decreased the occurrence
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mil/au/awc/awcgate/cpc-pubs/farr.htm Hersh‚ Seymour (1991)‚ The Samson Option: Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy‚ Random House. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Nickel_Grass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Option Also during the 1973 war‚ according to Time Magazine‚ Israel spotted an American SR-71 Blackbird and was ordered to shoot it down: ".... the planewas spotted by Israeli air defenses and two Phantom jets scrambled to intercept it. "I have it on my radar‚" the Israeli pilot
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The Purpose of war Every war brings with it disagreement. With every related event come mixed opinions and emotions. Controversy is a natural part of war. As such it shows its ugly face in the light of our country’s most recent war with Iraq. More so than some wars in that we are fighting a it preemptively in hopes to avoid one in the future. If war is eminent‚ then why not push the hands of fate and run the show our way some may say. But others feel that by assuming danger is in the
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