School America’s War in Afghanistan and Iraq An analysis of America’s current wars Sayif Rahman American History 1‚ Period 3 Ms. Scherman January 18‚ 2013 Rahman‚ 1 In the last decade‚ America has engaged in war in two middle-eastern countries. These countries are Afghanistan and Iraq. America has waged war against these countries for common reasons‚ but each war also had its unique cause for war. America had a just cause in its war in Afghanistan‚ but its participation
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al Qaeda. That was the start of the "end" of the war on terrorism. How could this be‚ with still 99‚000 U.S. troops still in Afghanistan? What are they doing over there in the desserts of the Middle East‚ having a party? No‚ they are dying for the war on terrorism‚ but the real world does not want to accept that fact‚ because they are too stubborn to realize that the war on terrorism is not over‚ will not be over‚ and cannot be over. For if this war would be over‚ nothing would be able to function
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if they did it was not because “they don’t support the war or anyone in it” as the original message sent out by Sgt. Howard C. Wright claims. The Starbucks company policy regarding donations has strict guidelines regarding beneficiaries that must fall under their definition of a “public charity‚” which the Military does not. Also‚ according to the Starbucks website‚ the company has not at any time taken a stand for or against the Iraq War; although they have stated that they support the men and
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A Afghanistan War 2001-2014 The war was fought in three different phases. The first was taking down the Taliban. The second was fighting back against the Taliban army and rebuilding Afghanistan into being a better place. And the final third phase was when Obama decided to send more of our own troops to protect people from Taliban attacks. This war raged on for 13 years‚ and henceforth it became the longest war the US has ever taken part of. B Barry Goldwater He was the Republican nominee for
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Fighting is constant in Afghanistan and it affects women significantly. The men in their lives control women‚ and because of the oppressive government‚ they hold no power in society. A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ written by Khaled Hosseini is a story of two young women‚ Laila and Mariam‚ who face and overcome many hardships and live in a country destroyed by political oppression and war. Hosseini exposes the inner strength of Afghan women through the point of view of these two women; a strength that
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the Iraq War (2003) On the 20th of March 2003‚ US cruise missiles and bombs were dropped on Baghdad‚ Iraq’s capital city. The target was the then Iraqi president‚ Saddam Hussein’s and his closest aides‚ who were believed to be in a meeting. It would be the start of a conflict that would still be going strong seven years later. Even after so many years of US-led invasion‚ the reasons for invading Iraq are still debated worldwide. As Allawi (2007) argues ‘in the history of conflicts and wars‚ there
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known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Islamic State. The aim of ISIS is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria. ISIS is known for killing dozens of people at a time and carrying out public executions and crucifixions. It has taken over large swaths of northern and western Iraq. The group currently controls hundreds of miles. It ignores international borders and has a presence from Syria’s Mediterranean coast to south of Baghdad. It rules by Sharia law. Unable
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al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan. The war had the backing of most just war theorists those who believe that wars must meet certain criteria before they can be deemed just. This essay will discuss various aspects of the causes and conduct of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how they fit into established ethics of war in Western traditions. First‚ this analysis will deal with the justifications to go to war (jus ad bellum). While second‚ it will focus on the conduct of war (jus in bello). The
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and Hegemonic Stability Theory As Causes for the 2003 US-Iraq War Many factors went into the decision of United States leaders to enter into war with Iraq in 2003. These reasons can be related to various classical and modern theories on the causes of war between states. Though there are several stances and viewpoints on the righteousness or legality of the war on Iraq‚ an objective eye will notice that the real factors for going to war are neither grounded in righteousness nor law. They involve
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The end of the Cold war‚ with the fall of the Berlin Wall and then the dissolution of the USSR defined a new world order. This new world order saw the emergence of “new” wars that started with the first Gulf war and accelerated from the 9/11. As the global geopolitics was evolving‚ journalism was progressing with new technological devices and new ways of reporting (from 24h news channels to the advent of social media today). In this evolving context‚ there are some correlations between the new world
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