Gulf War

collapse of a state’s authority and rise of militias and terrorist groups undermined other states’ sovereignty and led to more violent proxy wars. Without the Iraqi buffer between the GCC and Iran, more proxy wars began to spread all over the Middle East. One of the reasons that states in the Arabian Peninsula were able to standoff terrorist attacks and proxy wars is because of the authority the leaders wield which is forged over hundreds of years, the close kinship between the states have proved detrimental

The film A Few Good Men is one that has an extensive back story that most who have seen the movie didn’t know existed. The screen play was written by Aaron Sorkin, and the film was director by Rob Reiner ("Few Good Men (1992)"). The interesting part about Aaron Sorkin is that he wrote the ideas for the play, and part of the screenplay on napkins as he bartended. While not extremely important, it am curious to understand what made the topic so important that it be written down while working ("17

as a Cold War tactic to or chess move to get an upper hand on the United States. When in reality the Soviet decision to invade Afghanistan was foremost driven by the security concerns a rapidly weakening Afghanistan, vulnerable to Islamic extremism and Western encroachment, posed to the Soviet Union’s southern borders. The Second evolution consideration was due to what was the longest war of the twentieth century, and length was the consideration that came from it. The Iran–Iraq War began when

The Persian Gulf started with the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordering an invasion on Kuwait after accusing them of stealing oil from a neighboring border. This lead to fellow powers like Saudi Arabia and Egypt asking the United States to step in and help them fight against Iraq. Husein started to pose a threat against the United States National Security so the US sent massive air troops known as Operation Desert Storm. This was the beginning of the Persian war. U.S. President George W. Bush immediately

alternative sources of oil in North America has not been pursued vigorously enough to cease such foreign dependence. As a result, in the mid-1990s Americans find themselves in the same precarious position as they were during the 1970s. The Persian-Gulf War in 1991 was all the proof needed to convince the United States of how strongly oil still influences our foreign policy and international relations in general. Oil and U.S. Foreign Policy: Historical Issues The United

The Iraqi war The Iraqi war was highly unjustified, the imposition of the American forces in the Iraqi soil was uncalled for, and it bred a lot of hostility between the Middle East and the United states that resulted in acts of terrorism against the United States. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people were killed including civilians The reason for the invasion of Iraq was that they were suspected of harboring weapons of mass destruction and they were a potential threat to world peace. However no

As a military war veteran, Iraq struck a nerve with me for the simple fact that I had to go there to fight a war that was really unnecessary and drawn out. When first hearing about us going to Iraq I was a little nervous, but also excited for the wrong reasons. I was excited for the fact that I could say that I deployed. I could simply show off my deployment patch and put something on my class A uniform. as well but the thought of possibly going there and losing my life was kind of disturbing. I

on August 2nd 1990, Operation Desert shield was implemented by the United States on August 7th. Trying to deter Iraq from advancing farther into the country the U.S. began staging troops, equipment and other supplies needed to sustain a military in war time. Moving resources by air and sea the American armed forces presence was made known in the region with resources being staged in the allied countries of Saudi Arabia These later we mobilized initiating operation Desert Storm on January 17th 1991

Iraq-Iran war The Iraq-Iran war also known as the Persian Gulf War in 1980 had a huge impact not only both countries but others too, and also had a significant effect on the world. The war was between the nations of Iraq and Iran over Oil in the possession of Iran. The United States joined the war officially in 1984 on the side of the Iraqis and supported their leader Saddam Hussein. However there have been major skepticism towards the involvement of the U.S in the war. Some feel the

The Republic of Iraq is a country that has gone through extreme damages due to multiple wars causing a lot of harm to its people, wildlife, and the environment. It is a country governed by democracy and is rich in history as it became independent from Britain and Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party. Air Defense Artillery was able to show its capabilities when they intercepted a tactical ballistic missile that was launched from Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2013. Because of this event, Kuwait was