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    For my book report‚ I read the book War Heroes Voices from Iraq by Allan Zullo. The author interviewed ten soldiers about the time they spent in Iraq. The book tells ten different real life stories of soldiers and what amazing things they did in Iraq. The one thing all of these soldiers have in common is that they thought they were just doing their jobs. These soldiers are true heroes because each of them risked their own lives to save others and to protect our country. Even though a lot of

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    Iraq War‚ Unjust or Just On March 19th 2003‚ President George W Bush opened his address to the nation by saying “My fellow citizens‚ at this hour American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq‚ to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” (CNN) Bush’s address was the beginning of a costly and long war that resulted in hundreds of thousands of causalities and a hefty increase in national debt. As the U.S slowly recovers from the tragedies

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    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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    S. invasion of Iraq. Regardless of your views on the wisdom of that decision‚ it’s fair to say that the results were not what most Americans expected.  Now that the war is officially over and most U.S. forces have withdrawn‚ what lessons should Americans (and others) draw from the experience? There are many lessons that one might learn‚ of course‚ but here are my Top 10 Lessons from the Iraq War. Lesson #1:  The United States lost. The first and most important lesson of Iraq war is that we didn’t

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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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    school February 24‚ 2014 Result of Iraq War In March 20‚ 2003‚ the Iraq War was an invasion force led by the United States. In the beginning‚ the government led by George W. Bush claimed that this military operation was necessary in order to attack terrorism and eliminate the extensive chemical weapons. However‚ the Iraq War killed hundreds of thousands of people‚ and the United States has billions of dollars in debt. The huge social unrest that the war caused in Iraq‚ happen despite the lack of evidence

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    Iraq War (Persian Gulf War and the present day Iraq War.) The Persian Gulf Wars took place in the country of Iraq‚ located in the Middle East between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It is also bordered by Jordan and Syria to the west‚ Kuwait to the south‚ and Turkey to the north. Only thirty-six miles of Iraq’s borders touch the Persian Gulf. During that period‚ Saddam Hussein was president of the Republic of Iraq‚ secretary general of the Ba’ath Party‚ chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC)

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    How did the Iraqi War effect the Presidential election? After September 11‚ President Bush and his administration‚ associated the Iraqi regime with terrorism‚ and said Iraq had the capacity to produce Weapons of Mass Destruction‚ which could be used by terrorists to threaten the United States. Therefore‚ encouraging the U.S. citizens to support Bush and reelect him as President because he would take action by sending troops to Iraq‚ to find Saddam and other terrorists‚ while obtaining weapons that

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    The U.S. War on Iraq Sam King 12/9/12 Sam King U.S. History 2 Professor Christoforo 12/9/12 When the allied troops returned home after WWII with the enemy vanquished and liberty on the rise‚ the United States of America entered into its most prolific and expansive years in history and suddenly found themselves at the head of the world table. Times of trouble were resolved with us on the frontlines doing whatever was necessary. Its identity as the land of liberty‚ the beacon of hope

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    Evaluate the US role as “World Police” particularly in its relations with: Iraq US support for Iraq during the Iraq-Iran War. Foreign Materiel Acquisition and Bear Spares: The United States assisted Iraq through a military aid program known as "Bear Spares". U.S. military made sure that spare parts and ammunition for Soviet or Soviet-style weaponry were available to countries which sought to reduce their dependence on the Soviets for defense needs. If the "Bear Spares" were manufactured outside

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