First before we can determine weather or not that this invasion was legal a bigger perspective on the issues as a whole is needed. The actions in question were operations DESERT STORM and IRAQI FREEDOM between January of 1991 and the end of the Iraq war on August 31st of 2010. These conflicts ended with the invasion of Kuwait, Iraq, and eventually the occupation of Iraq by US forces after the events of September 11th 2001. The region of the middle eat that Iraq occupies is known to many as the Cradle of Civilization being home to some of the earliest known human civilizations in the world. For the past 4,000 years, other great nations and cultures have had interests in not only the people, but the also the cultural rifts that divide these people. These differences constantly and effectively create an atmosphere where technological growth and stability are difficult to achieve.
The borders of Iraq were drawn at the end of WWI during the breakup of the Ottoman Empire by the allied powers. Iraq later gained its independence from Great Britain in 1932 ascending from a British mandate to full statehood. The societal tensions of Iraq are bipolar Much like Rwanda except that instead of Hutu’s and Tutsi’s it is between rival factions of Islam Shia and Sunni. Traditionally Iraq has been under Sunni leadership and Shia leadership has governed the state of Iran. The result of this was centuries of fighting between the rival factions of Islam creating instability. The Sunni Ba’ath
On 15 January, Porter continued to be in position to provide their most massive bombardment yet in preparation for the attack. At noon, 1600 sailors and 400 marines executed the ground assault along the beach about a mile and a half north of the fort. By 1500 the marines’ new position was now unable to effectively provide cover for the ensuing assault and failed to keep the Confederate riflemen off the fort’s parapet. As 1500 passed, the sailors quickly became restless for the army’s attack signal. Not waiting for visual confirmation of the army’s attack as directed, 1600 sailors ran across the open beach, and the naval attack very quickly became a rout. The sailors with only their pistols and cutlasses were no match for the Confederate riflemen, canister, and grape. After only 20 minutes the assault was repulsed, with the men retreating in droves, leaving over three hundred dead or wounded sailors and marines. Many of the wounded were left to drown in the rising tide. This was not the outcome Admiral Porter’s had envisioned.
Confederates enter the war with a belief that would also sustain them during war years and ultimately shape the south after the war, a durable belief in their invincibility. Even after major turning points of the war, diehard Rebels continued to express a resilient belief in their invincibility. They were unconquerable and they truly stuck it about because they expected to win. Their ethos; beliefs of being highly favored children of God, attitudes of invincibility (homegrown and those spread through propaganda), patriotism, masculinity, and veteran comradery - on many different levels help to shape the war and the New South.
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“Tis only those who have never heard a shot, never heard the shriek and groans of the wounded and lacerated ... that cry aloud for more blood, more vengeance, more desolation,” said Union General William Tecumseh Sherman at the end of our nation’s deadliest war, the Civil War. Determined to end the war after four long years, the Union called on Sherman to execute a controversial war strategy to defeat the Confederacy. His tactic, deemed total war by historians, aimed to bring the horrors of war to civilians in the heart of the South. Sherman’s focus on destroying the manufacturing, logistical, and farming bases that supported the Confederate soldiers and civilians, is viewed by many as heinous and unnecessarily brutal. The strategy
The date is July 6, 1944. A young Solider in his early 20’s armed with a pair of wire cutters, a rifle, and explosives makes his way through Omaha Beach, through countless obstacles (Kennedy, 2012). This young Solider has a very important job. Behind him are thousands of infantrymen, desperately fighting their way up a hill; it is up to him to clear the way. However, In front of him are rows of mines, hedgehogs, wire obstacles, and barricades. He must complete these tasks all while receiving heavy fire. You see he is no ordinary Soldier, he is a Combat Engineer, and what he does here today will change the tides of the war forever (Kennedy, 2012). This engineer is well trained and comes from a long line of warriors who have paved the way for him, laying down the groundwork for what he must accomplish here today.
Some of the ways that lead to the war were all the different revenue acts being passed England was taxing everything they could. The Colonies felt that England had no right to pass laws when the Colonies didn’t even have a voice in the government. The Colonies had no one representing them in the government, but England felt that the Colonies were only there because they allowed them to be; so why should the Colonies have representation in their government?
1. Two major causes of World War II included when Hitler and his Nazi party took over Germany politically in 1933, and Japanese militarism.
As the Allies were eager for the war in Europe to be over, they pursued a campaign of bombings. This was especially common in the industrial centers within German borders. Although the military leaders reiterated that the loss of live incurred due to the bombings and subsequent firestorms was within the necessities of war, it was still an unpopular strategy in the minds of many in western society.
War, whether we like it or not, it’s always going to be part of life and always has been. From personal wars to wars between two sovereign states and even the daily spiritual war that seems to be never-ending. War has created the culture in which we live today since the victor of war sets its nation’s policies and throughout history people from all over the world have been warring one another to gain sovereignty over lands or riches. “The first war in recorded history took place in Mesopotamia in 2700 BCE between Sumer and Elam. The Sumerians, under command of the King of Kish, Enembaragesi, defeated the Elamites in this war and, it is recorded, ‘carried away as spoils the weapons of Elam.’” Going to war is like playing a game of poker.
Word War II was a time that caused many people to feel a lot of tension, anxiety and concern. While some wanted power, control, and wanted the notion of superiority. Others were left feeling unsafe, scared, and were worried of what the future would bring them. The uncertainly lead many to feed off the fear and the tension among people rose. No one was to be trusted.
Entering the twentieth century, the possibility of a World War seemed to loom in the clouds for some time. At that point, the world had not yet seen a war as massive as what was to come. Due to an increase in militarism, nationalism, internal conflict, and some key events, war was eminent. Great nations chose sides, and became what would be called the Central Powers or the Allied Powers. Military forces grew a tremendous amount and more nations joined in the fight, as the Great War set the tone for what was to come later in the twentieth century. Great leaders were destined to either fail or ultimately come out on top, or in the case of Winston Churchill, both. Every battle was of
On December 7, 1941, the fate of the United States of America changed forever. At the time, the global conflict known as World War II had been brutally raging on for over two years. American forces had managed to stay out of the war. However, when the Japanese bombed the naval base in Hawaii, at Pearl Harbor, the Americans could no longer hold out. On December 7, 1941, the United States of America entered WWII (“Origins of the Normandy Landing”).
The Great War was very different from previous wars. The war was fought on several fronts, the majority being on the Western Front. This front extended from Switzerland to the North Sea. This war also resulted in new technological developments to improve warfare. Life on the home front also differed as many of the women were forced to go to work and uproot and move to where the war was being fought. The civilians during the war also paid a hard price including financially, economically, and many lost their lives.
The initial German attack force consisted of more than 200,000 men, around 1,000 tanks and assault guns (including the new 70-ton Tiger II tanks) and 1,900 artillery pieces, supported by 2,000 aircraft, the latter including some Messerschmitt Me 262 jets. In the opening phases of the battle, they would be facing only some 80,000 men, less than 250 pieces of armor and about 400 artillery guns. Many of the American troops were inexperienced; the German force included battle-hardened veterans of the tough fighting on the Eastern Front, but they, too, had green units filled with boys and with men who normally would have been considered too old for military service.
To What Extent was the Battle of Stalingrad a More Important Turning Point in World War II than the Battle of Britain?