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One of the founding fathers of political realism, Hans Morgenthau [1948], states that mankind exists to quench its thirst for power. Realism believes that any political action is determined by the pursuit of power of any state- whether for self-preservation or simply, expansion of the existing power- as was the case in the 2003 war. ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ involved a U.S.-led coalition which sought to overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime. Bush’s ultimatum to the Iraqi dictator and the subsequent war

“We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have guardians at the gate,” said Allen West,a retired Army lieutenant colonel and a former member of the House of Representatives. He explained America’s need for a strong military perfectly in this quote. The United States depends on their military to protect them from all different kinds of threats like

Iraq has seen many hardships over the last few decades. Their hardships started with an eight-year war over territory with Iran which began in 1980. In 1990, Iraq invaded the country of Kuwait, which led to the Gulf War. Then, Iraq ignored sanctions would not comply with the UN Security Council over weapons of mass destruction. This led to the invasion of Iraq which was led by the United States in March of 2003. Iraq consists mainly of desert, however, near the Euphrates and Tigris rivers

First off a president must have knowledge about the government. By this I mean they must know how to run a country. If they were a governor, they would know how to run a state. They are perfect candidates to run the country. However, if they get enough votes to run with no political knowledge, then they should not be allowed to run. I think that there must be a minimum limit of how many years you must have ran as some political leader. A president must also be smart with their power. They cannot

Entry #7 – Cities of Salt: This book’s main focus is essentially the transformation of the land on the Arabian Peninsula due to the American oil explorers who want to exploit the land to gain access to the huge oil reserve that is the Middle East, in this case Saudi Arabia. The Americans are first described as harmless except by Miteb al-Hathal, who senses that they are devils who cannot be trusted and that something bad will happen because of them, which no one believes. It turns out, in the end

Kurdish forces have been succeeding in the war against ISIL in Syria and Iraq. The Kurds have come together with U.S. troops to finally put an end to the terrorism affecting not only Iraq, but all of the world. With the U.S. troops on their side, the Kurds have gained an incredible amount of weapons that will be a huge surprise to ISIL. Therefore, we may predict that there will be many strenuous battles, but nothing the Kurds can’t take down. In 2003, when the Turks denied the United States entrance

Saddam’s decision to invade Kuwait was largely the result of the disappointing outcome of the Iran-Iraq war, combined with traditional Iraqi skepticism about Kuwait’s legitimacy, resentment over “stolen” Iraqi oil from the Rumaila field, and Kuwait’s overproduction of oil. The invasion was widely condemned as it blatantly violated international laws prohibiting the conquest of sovereign states and because Iraq’s presence in Kuwait posed a danger to the Gulf States. The act was seen as so egregious

The United States has been involved in the affairs of the Middle East for decades and they’ve had various reasons for being there, whether it was to wage war or to prevent outside influence that would undermine their own influence in the region, it always seemed to revolve around one thing: oil. As we all know, oil is a very profitable resource and it’s a huge part of many nations’ economies and because this is the case many wars are fought over this black liquid. The U.S. is no different in that

1990-1991 Gulf War The Gulf War, also called The Persian Gulf War, was an international armed crisis instigated by Iraq’s invasion to Kuwait in August 1990 and led up to a war against Iraq. The 1990-1991 Gulf War, according to many war specialists and politicians, represents the first large-scale armed demonstration in the modern history, since World War II, as it involved two fighting parties: a coalition of more than 35 countries including Canada, all against Iraq. Although the decision for the

Introduction The 1979 Revolution in Iran ended a truly symbiotic relationship between the United States and the Shah, thus creating the beginning of a longwinded road of economic sanctions imposed upon Iran. “As a result of Iran 's support for international terrorism and its aggressive actions against nonbelligerent shipping in the Persian Gulf, President Ronald Reagan, on October 29, 1987, issued Executive Order 12613 imposing a new import embargo on Iranian-origin goods and services” , and for