Iraq War Research Paper

Saddam Hussein was the former president of Iraq for over twenty years. Born on April 28, 1937, in Tikrit, Iraq, Saddam Hussein was a secularist who rose through the Baath political party to assume a dictatorial presidency. Under his rule, segments of the populace enjoyed the benefits of oil wealth, while those in opposition faced torture and execution. After military conflicts with U.S.-led armed forces, Hussein was captured in 2003. He was later executed.

In 1965, the United States deployed 20,000 troops a month to Vietnam. In 1968, the United States deployed 40,000 troops a month. This is an enormous number of troops we sent into battle. If the draft were to be brought back today, I feel the number of troops we would send in to battle should be a much smaller number than 40,000 soldiers a month. Right now, there are roughly 135,000 American soldiers in the Middle East. I think we should definitely have more than 135,000 troops over there. In comparison to the amount of troops deployed in 1968 and the amount deployed now, it is just a small fraction of the troops. Of course, I am not saying we should deploy nearly 40,000 troops a month, but I do feel in order to get everything accomplished over there that needs to be, we should have more than 135,000 troops in action.

What triggered the Iraq War that we are currently still having? During this time in history we were still in the cold war as well Cold War (1945–1991), a lot of events has happened during this time period. I am going to start with the Iran-Iraq war which started in 1980 and ended in 1988. The war began when Iraq invaded Iran, launching a simultaneous invasion by air and land into Iranian territory on 22 September 1980 following a long history of border disputes, and fears of Shia insurgency among Iraq's long-suppressed Shia majority influenced by the Iranian Revolution. (Wikipedia, Iran–Iraq War, 2011). This war had at least a million and half casualties and it severely damaged both their economies, the Iran-Iraq war conflict is often

History has shown that the American public will only support conscription as long as they agree with the reasons for the conflict and that conscription is perceived as universal. Once the tide turns in public opinion, that support correspondingly drops. This became evident as the war in Vietnam became

The U.S is sending troops to a place most Americans couldn't point out on a map. This place is called Vietnam. My opinion on the draft is that is was extremely unfair for people that couldn't afford to send their kids to college. If your draft number was called you would have to go to war unless you could afford to go to college. And for many people this was not an option which meant war for them. Fortunately for me, my birthday has a high draft number however, I would still be scared if they ever got to numbers that high. the families of the draftees if your number got called you were most likely devastated with the news. This war ended up having over 50,000 casualties from Americans lives alone. That number is outrageous considering how many people did not agree with the war in the first place.

The military also keeps decreasing in size and is much weaker with the special three percent of the population that are willing to risk their lives every single day to protect others ability to sleep safely in their beds at night. Salmon continues to argue that the United States is not getting the necessary funds that it needs to operate properly and compensate and care for those that protect the freedoms of Democracy. Another argument that Salmon makes is, “Second, the state of the U.S. military continues to degrade due to recent spending decisions. The several years of uncertainty in the defense budget, the prioritized cuts, and the magnitude and pace of the reductions have led to a weaker and smaller force today” (Salmon). Salmon argues that military funds are decreasing because of the budget cuts made by the United States. The reason why the military is at such a low three percent, low on equipment, and short funded is because the American people don’t support it, they feel that it’s not as useful as its “glamorized” to be. If people felt the same way about the military as they did back in the World War eras then the military system would be much stronger than it is today. Without the military there won’t be any peace or order because no one will be able to establish a system and no one will listen, along with things getting out of

We are supposed to let them fight till the war is over and death is not supposed to be a happenstance that they all die. We are supposed to train them to protect themselves during the war not send them out with the mindset that you are going to die”

Our world is a changing place; it's always developing new culture, looks, and history. As it changes, beliefs are lost and are not found again. Freedoms and rights are tested, and sometimes lost. The world is changing for the worse because hate and violence are on a social high as people are attacking each other powered by hate, discrimination and labeling are happening to people for what they are, not who they are.

The Iraqi War This is a discursive essay for the argument against America going to war with Iraq. In this essay, I will briefly include a summary about Iraq and go on to give evidence about previous incidents and other significant points that finally led to the war. Iraq is a dictatorship that was under the rule of the tyrant Saddam Hussein until the coalition forces invaded and toppled the Iraqi regime. Saddam Hussein officially became a dictator in the year 1979.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, most commonly referred to as ISIS or ISIL , is a group formed as a political, religious and military leader over all Muslims around the world. While having one leader, the organization aims to unite all Muslims under a single person. While many followers of ISIS accept the single leader and the violent practices, others have opposing viewpoints. Despite the fact that Islam is an Arabic word which directly translates into the English word of peace, ISIS is being held responsible for many of the human rights violations as well as war crimes that take place in the middle east and around the rest of the world. The United Nations along with the European Union have officially claimed ISIS and the followers a terrorist group. With such a continuously growing hype of ISIS around the world, what effect does it have on the young seventeen year old Muslim girl who just wants to live a peaceful life?

Every day someone’s child, spouse, sibling or parent makes the courageous decision to join the United States Army. This is something less than one percent of Americans ever do, this takes a special person to become a defender of the Constitution. Of those defenders, how many of them have deployed to a combat zone, most specifically Afghanistan? The United States military has spent over 10 years in Afghanistan. Soldiers and families are beaten and tired after this decade of combat and losses no one can even understand. These losses and brokenness is why it is time to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and bring them home in a steady and slow pattern or increments. Closing out a combat and war zone takes a lot of planning, preparation, training and cooperation from all Allied forces and host nations; Afghanistan is no different. A decade of war needs to come to an end and Afghanis need to take charge of their country and people and stand on their own two feet.

We have been taking money away from our soldiers and military gradually, and cutting spaces for new troops. Why are we doing this? The government claims it to be the right way to go with our money funds. It isn’t the right way to go. Decreasing the funding for the military will take away advancing in technology, jobs, protection, and eventually our freedom.

Ask anyone about the current issues in Iraq and you will hear a multitude of answers, questions, remarks, backlash, and support for our countries involvement. Sure some things could have been done better, some things could have been avoided completely, but when you talk to someone who has personally witnessed 184 women setting themselves on fire in protest to the way men are treating them you can’t help but admire the change today. With the help of US and various foreign countries, Iraq is rebuilding itself from the ground up, repairing itself from previous dictatorship. There are three major concerns in Iraq, political freedom (including freedom of religion), women’s rights, and better education. These issues are far from being resolved,

The invasion of Iraq 2003 had an impact on Iraq and its civilians on a profound level. There remains considerable controversy in regards to Iraq’s political and military transition. Human rights protection should be built into the institutional framework for a future Iraq. Men, women and children were impacted physically and psychologically as a result of the crimes committed by the US. A rights focus point will strengthen the cooperation of Iraqi civilians in the transition process and will reinforce the consideration of the occupying power and interim administration to the people of Iraq. The US obtains primary responsibilities such as the protection and welfare of civilians in Iraq, with the inclusion of the duty to respect their fundamental

The war against Iraq began on March 20, 2002, when the U.S lunched “Operation Iraqi Freedom”. This was after President Bush called Iraq part of an “axis of evil”, also calling the country dangerous which is threatening U.S with the world’s most destructive weapons. The major phase of the war began when U.S troops marched within 50 miles of Baghdad with heavy aerial attacks on Baghdad and other cities. After the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon which was believed to be the work of Al Qaeda, U.S was concerned about the security of the Untied States which lead to the war in Iraq. Even though U.S officials felt the war in Iraq is the main priority, but many people in U.S opposes the war which brings up a lot of controversial issues.