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    been going on since 2001 after the September 11 attacks on the U.S. Pentagon and the New York Twin Towers. It was shortly after this that then President George W. Bush requested the Taliban to turn in Osama bin Laden for his role in orchestrating the attack. As expected the Taliban would not cooperate and hand him over the United States officials. President George W Bush then called in air strikes around October of 2001. The United States eventually won the war by overthrowing the Taliban and al-Qaeda

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    Clint Eastwood and aired in the year 2014. The film, American Sniper generally follows a U.S. Navy Seal named Chris Kyle, he was named the best marksman in the U.S. history and he was credited with over Two Hundred and Fifty-Five kills, even though he was a father, and a spouse he still served a total of four years over in Iraq. Another point this film demonstrates is exactly what it requires to be a navy seal and what the

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    In this research paper I am going to talk about how the Spartan Military influenced our society. You are sure to expect to learn about how it affected how we live on an everyday basis. Also, on how it affected the way the U.S military runs/works. Sparta's military has caused many influences on our modern-day society. This includes on how our military works and fights to how we live every day. In the next paragraph I am going to give a little back ground on how Sparta's military training went. Spartans

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    story of Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL who completed four tours in Iraq ranging from years; 1999-2009, in his autobiography he was the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history, with over 160 (additional 95 unconfirmed) kills officially confirmed by the Department of Defense, and given the name Devil of Ramadi by the enemy but not without a price, he had a six figure bounty on his head before he retired. This movie really depicts Kyle's upbringing as a kid and as a Navy SEAL, but the main message being

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    Throughout the war on terrorism units from various branches in the U.S. military that make Special Operations Forces are known as the tip of the spear. The various Special Operations Forces are ran by U.S. Special Operations Command or USSOCOM that was created by Congress in 1986. USSOCOM defines special operations as “the use of small units in direct or indirect military actions that are focused on strategic or operational objectives. They require units with combinations of specialized personnel

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    The U.S. Special Operations Teams are some of the toughest men in the entire world and are trained to endure the most extreme conditions in order to be properly prepared to serve and defend our country, The United States of America. There are three different branches of protection in The United States: the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. Accordingly, each of these has its own tribute to the Special Operations Forces. The Navy contributes the Navy SEALs, the Air Force provides Air Force SOCOM,

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    (Richelson, 2011) Further, the CIA cannot collect foreign intelligence on U.S. citizens. Only special circumstances can CIA assets be used to gather information domestically and it takes the approval from senior leadership. Another CIA downfall is that the agency does not have arrest authority and must rely on local law enforcement

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    American Sniper Themes

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    American Sniper tells the story of Chris Kyle, a U.S. Navy SEAL, who becomes one of the deadliest snipers in American history. In his four tours of duty, his goal is to save the lives of his comrades, but this makes him the most wanted man by insurgents in Iraq. Chris has to sacrifice his relationship with his family at home in order to complete his duty, and when he finally returns home, he still cannot get over the war. Clint Eastwood succeeded in his choice of cast. Bradley Cooper was a perfect

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    away his passport and refused to accept his offer to send “Afghan Arabs” to guard the borders after Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 (History.com 2009). However, the Saudi royal family did not make it any better when they sought help from the “infidel” U.S. instead. Since bin Laden was furious about being snubbed by the Saudi royal family, he vowed that it would be al-Qaeda, and not the Americans, who would one day; prove to be “master of this world.” Osama bin Laden kept his promise when he said that

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    Wet Seal Analysis

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    SITUATION ANALYSIS Industry overview Clothing Store NAICS Code: 4481 SIC CODES: 5611, 5621, 5632, 5641, 5651, 5661, 5699 Companies in this industry operate physical retail establishments that sell clothing and accessories. Major companies include TJX Companies (TJ Maxx, Marshalls), Gap, and Limited Brands (all based in the US), along with Hennes & Mauritz (Sweden), Inditex 's Zara chain (Spain), and Arcadia Group 's Topshop (UK). The US clothing store industry includes about 100,000 stores

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