A Comparison Of The 1991 Gulf War

Within Joyce Nelson’s essay, “TV News: A Structure of Reassurance”, Nelson criticizes the TV news structure that perpetually disconnects current events from their historical background through comforting anchorpeople partnered with advanced technology to create a TV program that minimizes the important implications of current events. Though lacking the amount of information that a print news publication can maintain, the TV news can convey immediate information through technological advances of modern TV equipment to allow the medium to remain competitive. The façade of in-the-moment international information broadcasted directly to viewers enables anchorpeople to maintain the feeling of immediateness, keeping the viewers believing the program

Wars have been apart of this world almost as long as anything else has. Even in the Bible days there are records of wars. There are many reasons that states choose to go to war. Sometimes it is for the expansion of a nation or state, other times it is for financial gains, and it also could be for security or defense purposes. Whatever the case may be, wars have been apart of human life and will always be. There were no differences when it came to the Persian Gulf War. This war involved the United States, Iraq, and Kuwait. When trying to determine the purpose behind this war I chose to view it from a comparison of both the realist and liberalist views on the war.

Powerful Weapon All languages take advantage of using metaphors. Metaphors are used widely in all type of literature. They are very common in our daily life, too. Metaphors is a type of figurative language which expresses an idea by using words in imaginative manner and referring to something else in a non-literal way. They help us to express thoughts and ideas more clearly by adding colors and emotions to the sentences.

The Gulf War in 1990 and the invasion of Iraq in 2003 both had a profound impact not just on the countries directly involved - primarily Iraq and the United States (US) - but also on the geo-politics of the world. Arguably, the War ended in a stalemate because the Iraqi regime that had started the War by invading Kuwait remained in power. Perhaps inevitably then, in March 2003 the US and its allies invaded Iraq with the stated aim of overthrowing the regime of Saddam Hussein and destroying that regime's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Some similarities between both Wars are immediately obvious: for example, the same country, the

Presidents HW Bush and B Obama were given very different circumstances in their dealings with Iraq and the wars they both were a part of. Because of those different circumstances each handled their particular situation based upon the political climate, each of their administrations/advisors and congress. On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded their neighboring country Kuwait. The reason for the invasion ranges from Iraq claiming Kuwait was drilling oil under Iraq’s borders to Iraq wanting to steal Kuwaits oil to finance their war with Iran.

Firstly, the “war on terror” had reduced the humanitarian concerns down, and the foreign policy. Furthermore, media coverage had become more deferential and constrained: therefore, reducing the chances of media influencing policy. The “war on terror” most importantly provided journalists with a guide in which they could understand global events and policy makers with the ability to justify a more aggressive foreign policy plan. At last, the “war on terror” had constructed an ideological bond between journalist and policy makers which created stronger media management. Techniques developed to display coverage of certain issues over others to frame stories that support official

The political ramifications of this successful operation are still being seen today. Russia, the only challenging power to the U.S. dominance across the world and especially the Middle East has just recently started to challenge that hegemony as seen in its operations in Syria but the region is still heavily influenced by U.S. foreign policy that was established during the operation Desert Storm. The operation brought to the battlefield a new era of military technology. Majority of the battles were won from the air (Operation Desert Storm, Evaluation of the Air Campaign, 1997). This aerial manner of conducting warfare was highly effective because it was not only successful in terms of the damage inflicted on the enemy, also it is said

By November, Iraq was still in control of Kuwait, and the UN who drew a Resolution of 678 in which Iraq was given until midnight on January 15th 1991 to leave; otherwise military intervention would be used. (Farley) The next day, forces were still in Kuwait, and a coalition forces made up 34 countries headed towards America. (Fitzgerald) During Operation Desert Storm which started the beginning of the Gulf

In “Foreign News at a Crisis Point,” Peter S. Goodman structures his argument in a way that helps him persuade his audience. Goodman is writing to inform those interested in foreign affairs and want coverage. He uses logos, gives problems and solutions, and he ends with an objection and suggestions.

Media Control: “The CNN Effect Revisited” by Piers Robinson The Cable News Network (CNN) displays footage of current events happening all around the world. This well-known 24 hours’ news broadcasting system began to change it traditional pattern of news began to encapsulate the way media directs foreign policy formulation. Humans are influenced by what we see, hear or read from the news. For the individuals behind the scenes, including policy makers and academics, the 1990’s was a time of media empowerment and growth. Policy makers, journalists, and news broadcast technology had changed the traditional pattern of media submission.

In times of War, the media plays a crucial role both in reporting, monitoring and giving updates. During the Vietnam War of 1955-1975, the American press played crucial roles of reporting until it ended up shifting its tone under the influence of occurrence of some events like the Tet Offensive, the My Lai Massacre, the bombing of Cambodia and leaking of Pentagon papers resulting into lack of trust in the press (Knightly 1975). From the beginning of the war up to present times there have been undying debates over the role of media in the war. The have been various criticisms over the American News Media’s actions and influences on the outcome of the war. The debate is embedded on the particular political assumptions perceived across the

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990. Alarmed by these actions, fellow Arab powers such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt called on the United States and other Western nations to intervene. Hussein defied United Nations Security Council demands to withdraw from Kuwait by mid-January 1991 and the Persian Gulf War began with a massive U.S.-led air offensive known as Operation Desert Storm4. After 42 days of relentless attacks by the allied coalition in the air and on the ground, U.S. President George H.W. Bush declared a cease-fire on February 28; by that time, most Iraqi forces in Kuwait had either surrendered or run away. Though the Persian Gulf War was initially considered an unqualified success for the international coalition, simmering conflict in the troubled region led

When it comes to finding about the news of what’s going on in our world, we want details and facts. We want the juice of what’s actually going on. The debate between the efficiency of newspapers and TV news, TV news is a lot more effective.

Since the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, the world has put a spotlight on terrorism. The media has taken terrorism as one of their main talking points in just about every day coverage. In a society where terrorism is a daily concern it is imperative that one understands how the media portrays terrorism specifically when cross examining the relationship between media and politics. With so many news outlets in the world and with so many differences of opinion, the coverage of terrorism is different in many ways. Depending on the definition of terrorism, the repercussions of the terrorist attacks, the ideology of the people the news outlet is trying to connect with, the motives behind the news outlets, and the state from which the news comes from all determine the kind of news one might receive. Therefore, framing of news is vital to individuals when cognitively comprehending events, and as such, are an important determinant of how a news story is conveyed. “Applying frames to a crisis event, such as terrorism, may serve as a strategy with which to identify main causes and responsible agents, make moral judgements, and, finally, to suggest policy responses to the event.” The frames applied to terrorism determine the repercussions of a terrorist attack, the courses of action that will be taken, it may influence elections, policies, and overall attitude and emotion of a society, it is fair to argue that media plays a very powerful and influential

The research for this article was conducted within a framework of Framing theory. The theory was first put forward by a Canadian-American sociologist Erving Goffman. Media framing, to put it bluntly, is a term that points to a presence of a certain bias in any media outlets’ output. All choices made in a newsroom collectively form the frame through which media decides to show the world to the audiences. Everything matters: Covering one event and ignoring another, covering one event more than the other, deciding what words to use to cover an event, what photographs or video clips to include, whom to give a voice, etc. At the same time, framing theory goes far beyond newsroom policies. Framing is not necessarily a delibirate choice. Journalists themselves look at the world through frames: their education, upbringing, gender, ethnical background, knowledge of the issue, and so on. Audience members apply their own frames as well, not just to media content, but to everything they hear and see.