Essays on Iraq

Intelligence Failure: The Iraq War

Introduction
Failure in a country’s Intelligence system often leads to devastating outcomes. The Americans and the British experienced Intelligence failure concerning the issue of Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). This failure came up in diverse forms that would have made it difficult to realize that there was a problem within the Intelligence system. Even so, several lessons were learnt from the intelligence failure thus prompting the US government to make certain changes that would be beneficial to the country in the long run.

According to Mockaitis (2012), the intelligence shortcomings mainly arose from the fact that Continue reading...

War in Iraq, is one of the controversial events in history of American wars. It takes two to tango, and this is the case of the war in Iraq. For a war to start there should be some driving forces or effects. The justification for the Iraq invasion remains quite unclear despite the prior consequences that came with the war. The invasion was suggested to have begun following the 9/11 attack of World Trade Center and Pentagon in 2001. Americans attacked Iraq in 2003 and toppled Saddam’s dictatorship, and seven years later the war came to end (Mahnken Continue reading...

Numerous theoretical perspectives try to explain the state of Iraqi before and after the United States invasion in 2003. Most importantly, the western assumptions are biased towards the leadership and governance of Iraqi. As a result, the theories have created mixed symptoms and the causes of ethnic conflicts and sectarianism does not have evidence to approve the underlying assumptions. In my opinion, I argue that, the assumptions and biases of the western have played a large role to convince the society that Iraqi government is responsible for the suffering of its citizens. The United States of America have itself Continue reading...

(Course/Major)

On the 15th of December 2011, American troops lowered the US flag from their base in Baghdad, signaling the end of the American military and peacekeeping mission in Iraq. After a year short of a decade of military missions in the country, the dismantling of the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as well as the explosion of sectarian violence and civil disturbances, the situation was further aggravated by the continuing involvement of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
In this light, the official departure of American troops from Iraq, and the cessation of active US participation in keeping the Continue reading...

U.S. Intelligence
U.S. Intelligence
In the past years, the main test of the quality of U.S. intelligence community was their capacity to gauge the capabilities and intentions of the Soviet Union and the terrorists. However, so far the overall performance of U.S. intelligence has not done well at detecting Soviet military forces other than those positioned for a nuclear strike against the United States (Greenberg and Haass, 1996). They have failed mostly in forecasting accurately what the Soviet government and terrorist intends to do in the future. This is so because the minority in the intelligence community tends to Continue reading...

Providing access to clean water is the major priority for UNICEF. The UNICEF Tap Project is currently a unique international campaign, which provides access to clean water and sanitation to children nationwide. Its work is very efficient: merely with $5, UNICEF is able to provide 200-day water for a single child. Thanks to UNICEF, since 1990 more than 2.1 billion now have access to clean water.
In 2007 only the ad campaign of tap project was carried out in New York State. The campaign gave incentives to diners of more than 300 restaurants to donate $1. The dollar was Continue reading...

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) In Iraq-Afghanistan Wars

Abstract
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are homemade bombs that are constructed and deployed in certain ways. Since October 2001, IEDs have been responsible for over 3000 combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. These devises are designed to specifically kill, harass, or injure people or groups of people. In Iraq and Afghanistan, IEDs have been widely used. They are hidden behind guardrails and signs, inside animal carcasses, and under roadside debris, these encounters are very dangerous as they are causing thousands of death in Iraq and Afghanistan annually (Tanielian, 2008, p. 11).
This strategy has taken a different direction where Continue reading...

In March 20th, 2003, America started on of the longest wars in the world. The American forces invaded Iraq without warning and triggered the beginning of the war. There were claims by the United Kingdom and the United States of America that, Iraq was in possession of weapons of mass destruction (WPM) and thus was a threat to their security and to the coalitions in the region (Blair, 2002). The United Nations monitoring, verification and inspection commission (UNMOVIC) had conducted a thorough search and verification in Iraq prior to the attack to ascertain this claim.
They found no evidence Continue reading...

- What causes climate change? Define the Greenhouse Effect

Greenhouse gases (GHG) allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere and absorbs the heat produced by that light. Most of this heat energy is trapped within the atmosphere by the GHG while some of them are let out into the space. The phenomenon of atmospheric heating due to the GHG is called as the greenhouse effect. Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases form the greenhouse gases. Burning of fossil fuels, manufacturing processes, decay of organic matter, agricultural industries and emission of synthetic fluorinated gases from various industrial Continue reading...

- About twelve years ago, four U.S commercial airliners were hijacked by al Qaeda terrorists and flown into the Pentagon, a Pennsylvanian field and the World Trade Towers.
- Following this attack, Operation Enduring Freedom was launched on Oct. 7, 2001 by the US against the al Qaeda forces in an effort to dislocate and eliminate their safe haven.
- 54,000 American troops are still in Afghanistan.
- This Afghanistan War is thus far the longest, multi-divisional war ever fought in the history of America.
- Over 2,700 troops from the US and troops from at least Continue reading...

After the world war period, the United States America became the super power making it a key player in the international relations and the world police. This paper seeks to establish some incidences that have occurred portraying America as the world police and the impacts it has made in such regions/incidences.
Prior to 2003, Iraq was perceived by both United States of America and United Kingdom to be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. Due to the threat these weapons had on international scale, America and U.K had to act to stop the manufacturing of weapons of mass Continue reading...

A lot of myths describe judgment, and the good and evil. These apocalyptic tales harbor on morality tales as one sees them describing how one is right and good and will deservingly go to paradise, while those who are not righteous will suffer or be punished in hell. The Myths described in Parallel Myths by J.F. Bierlein border on morality in a big way and in doing so, present some extremely frightening possibilities. Maybe not violent in the sense like widespread bloodshed, but definitely something that is disastrous. Myths perhaps have a purpose in that they shape a person’ Continue reading...

Immediately after the September 11th attacks on the United States Soil, the U. S government responded by going to Iraq and taking the war to the terrorists. The U. S troops set foot in Iraq in the year 2012. The Abu Ghraib prison camp was established in the year 2003 in the province of Abu Ghraib. This detention camp was used to hold Iraqi civilians who were captured during the war hence, sort of a prison. The detention camp was situated 28miles west of Baghdad which was the capital city of Iraq. It was located on a 280 acres Continue reading...

Many years after President George W. Bush declared that U.S. achieved its military goals in Iraq, the U.S. military stationed in Iraq still faces one of the worst forms of insurgency. The situation is not any better in Afghanistan where U.S. forces have been maintaining law and order for more than a decade. The unconventional and irregular warfare fought in both countries presented significant challenges that promoted war planners to rethink their strategy. Historical lessons learned from the French-Algerian War (1954-1962) as well as the American experience in Vietnam proved to be useful in developing a plan for adapting Continue reading...

Executive summary

Headquartered in Calgary, Canada Talisman Energy develops, produces and markets petroleum and natural gas globally. Being one Canada largest independent oil and gas company, its existence commenced in 1992 after British Petroleum (now BP) sold its subsidiary in Canada. Talisman Energy primary regions of operation were mainly in North America, North Sea, and South East Asia. The company achieved a phenomenal growth rate due to several key mergers and acquisitions that are apparent in its large and diverse number of holdings. In 2008, Talisman Energy listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Continue reading...

The oud is an object of fascination and wonder for the audience and one of desire and passion for the musician and artist. The instrument is ancient, always undergoing transition and has the potential to transcend political and spatial boundaries in the modern world. It is representative of the rich and diverse cultures that have shaped its modern forms and variations. The instrument is now being understood more in western countries and its influence on western music and musical instruments is undeniable. This paper will discuss the history of the instrument within the evolution of string instruments. It will Continue reading...

Introduction

According to Green of 2014, terrorism involves the use of violence as well as threats to achieve political, economic and most cases religious cases (Green 1). A terrorist is an individual who executes the act of violence or intimidation for a determined objective. Terrorists operate in groups that range from few members to larger masses of persons operating in the region and, or globally. There are a number of terror groups ever to be known in the world history such as the Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Taliban and the Al-Shabaab (Ortiz 1).
The groups are identical in a number of aspects Continue reading...

Introduction

The Iraq war is one of most significant events of recent times. War on Iraq was imposed on Iraq by United States of America and its allies. The war was started on the pretext of weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein’s involvement in terrorist activities against America. America and allied forces alleged that Iraq is a treat to America and world because of its involvement in making weapons of mass destruction. This paper aims to propose a discussion on war on Iraq and presents a firsthand account of the war on Iraq.

Background

The attack of 9/11 raised Continue reading...

1) Causes of the Gulf War date back almost a decade before the very Gulf War began. It was namely in the 1980s that the basis of the conflict originated. An array of political, economic and strategic interests of a number of states (both Gulf ones, like Iraq, Iran and Kuwait and non-Gulf ones, like those, who participated in the UN mission) intertwined in the region which led to the outburst of the developments as we know them.
Chronologically one of the first reasons were political developments during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). The thing is that Kuwait accorded a Continue reading...

The rapid advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Iraqi forces represents yet another critical milestone in Iraq’s turbulent recent history. The policy options available to the United States are complicated by the regional dimensions of the conflict and the divergent interests of key players, most notably Iran, Syria, Russia, a loose coalistion of Western countries and Sunni-regimes in the region. While most of the policy options may be framed as a search for the “least bad” policy to address this quagmire, there may be a path worth exploring to transform the situation Continue reading...

The demonetized biased supportive nature of Gulf War is often seen in books and interviews with scholars published internationally. However, the debate demands an unbiased background that gives a person living in 21st century the eyes to understand the before and after of the Gulf War era. The chain of essential events is long and begins from the very start of 20th century but it is better to start with the political relations between the two main stakeholders, U.S and Iraq. The United States of America knew about the strength of the relationship between Iraq and Soviet Union in Continue reading...

Introduction

Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi statesman and politician, president of Iraq (1979-2003), Prime Minister of Iraq (1979-1991 and 1994-2003), secretary-general of the Iraqi branch of the Baath Party, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, Marshal (1979).
In 1980, he began a ruinous war with Iran, which lasted until 1988. During the war, Hussein's government implemented "Operation Anfal" against the Kurds, during which Iraqi forces used chemical weapons. In 1990, at the initiative of Hussein was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, to provoke a large-scale war in the Persian Gulf, in which Iraqi troops were driven out of Kuwait, and the Continue reading...

Mohammed introduced Islam, or submission to God, to the people of Mecca in 610 (Ro). The religion combined some Jewish and Christian traditions and later on included set of laws influencing most aspects of life. The religion proved to be influential and an empire that included Central Asia and Spain was established. However, his death 1400 years ago caused a divide amongst the Muslims. Debates about who will succeed Mohammed ensued, with some saying that a qualified member should be the next successor, while the others insisting that the next ruler should come from Mohammed’s bloodline. In the Continue reading...

Introduction

The potential that the government of Bush could have ousted Saddam Hussein from power is worrying among the minds of many. This would have created several kinds of images in the minds of the American allies as well as opposes. There now exist myths that explain an invasion into Iraq to overthrow the government. The fact that there was rich oil deposits in Iraq, seems like being the cause of the invasion and in the eyes of the public, America only looks like it was after its own selfish agenda. This caused criticisms across the divide. However, in its Continue reading...

Different cultural population that includes Muslims, Christians and the Jews inhabited the Palestinians land. Muslims were approximately 86%; Christians were 10% and Jews were 4% in the population. These communities had lived in peace for a long period until the rise of Zionism. In 1800s, a European group decided to colonize this land with the objective of creating a Jewish community. Increased Jewish migration from Europe to the Palestinian land increased when Hitler rose into power. Zionist increased migration to Palestine raised alarm to the indigenous population of Palestinians an event that led to conflict and genesis of war Continue reading...

Al-Qaeda is a militant organization that was founded around 1986-1988 by Osama Bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam and other militants. The organization was said to be borne out of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. It has been classified as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council and the NATO, among other groups. The group’s strategies involve mainly suicide attacks and bombings of various targets.
Al Qaeda in Iraq. According to the website of Vox, what is known today as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is what used to be Al-Qaeda in Iraq. During the Continue reading...

Osama bin laden set the Islam militant group, Al-Qaeda. Established around 1988 to 1989, it aimed at fighting for the Muslim community during the soviet war of the Middle East. United Nations, NATO and other movements concerned with world peace, declared al-Qaeda a terrorism group. Amongst other demoralizing terrorism activities, they mercilessly brought down the American Twin towers, killing and injuring a substantial count of innocent people. Al-Qaeda carries out its activities in Iraq Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
In Iraq, followers of Al-Qaeda identify themselves with the title Mesopotamian Jihadists. Before terrorism, they helped Iraq in the establishment. Continue reading...

Al-Qaeda is an Islamist organization composed of radicalized Islam followers who engage in terrorist activities; the group adheres to the Sunni Islam. Osama bin Laden founded and headed the international terror group. The group has firm origins in the Middle East countries with links and allies in almost all other nations of the world. The group mainly targets Americans and their allies. It also attacks people from different faiths, other than Islam. Al-Qaeda has roots in Iraq, Afghanistan, Saud Arabia and Yemen.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq came under much scrutiny and publication during the tenure of President Saddam Hussein. The Continue reading...

The main objective of this paper is to answer two separate questions: What are the roles played by media in conflict resolution or exacerbating conflicts across the globe? And how the influences of the media did contributed or exacerbate the war on Iraq and ethnic violence in Kenya that took place in the year 2007 after the election. Considering researches conducted concerning the media and conflict resolution, media and peace and media a tool of information that is also presumed to be the source of power, it is possible to justify the fact that media is the most significant Continue reading...

Collage

Abstract
This paper clearly discusses the reasons why there is still war in Iraq. Over the past 20 years, war has been a major issue in Iraq. The western states such as the United States have spent most of their time in the Middle East countries such as Iraq as a result of the war. Since the 9/11 tragedy in the United States of America, Iraq has been a major target by America in collaboration with other states in Europe. The major idea was to look for terrorists that have been a key threat to the world. However, conspiracy Continue reading...

‘Time Stands Still’ was written by Donald Margulies, the Pulitzer Prize winner and directed by Daniel J. Sullivan, the Tony Award winner. This outstanding play, premiered in Los Angeles in 2009, was also nominated for 2 Tony Awards. In the beginning of 2011, this production was closed.
There are two main characters in this four-character play: James Dodd, a reporter, and his girlfriend Sarah, a photojournalist (Isherwood, 2010). When performed in 2010 on Broadway, ‘Time Stands Still’ starred Brian d’Arcy James (initially this play starred David Harbour) as James Todd and Laura Linney as Sarah. Laura Linney was Continue reading...

Modern day Iraq is home to some of the largest oil deposits in the world. This fact has prompted many western nations to develop an interest in it and exploit these oil deposits. It happens that the economy of this country solely depends on its oil deposits. After the Second World War the Iraq Petroleum Company was dominated by the British up until 1958. And in 1972 the oil was nationalized something that sparked the interests of other nations like France and the Soviet Union. The US also had its interests and some of the greatest businessmen like J. Continue reading...

Media policy is often described to be the effort of the government to feed people of propaganda and information about what the government wants them to believe. There are various ways to do so, and this paper will look at some of the ways the government of two different countries try to provide information and change the perception of their citizens. This paper will look at two countries with a common issue but a completely different solution to tackle the issue.
One of the main headlines, found these days in the media channels in the USA, is related to Continue reading...

Iraq

Introduction
Iraq is a country that is located in Western Asia. According to the website of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Its official name is the Republic of Iraq. It is surrounded by the countries of Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria. Its capital is Baghdad, which is also its largest city (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014). According to the website of the White House, the country, however, enjoys a narrow coastline of length on the northern section of the Persian Gulf, which is adjacent to the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain, otherwise known as the Tigris-Euphrates River System, the home of the Continue reading...

In political science, there are three levels of analysis, individual level, which is people make policy, state level is where the state makes policy and the system level which is the international arena where behaviors are encouraged or discouraged (Dooley & Patten 337). The three systems can be applied to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. It was believed then that Iraq and Saddam Hussein were a threat to the peace o the United States and the world because it was alleged to support Al-Qaida and the 9/11 attacks.
When the system level of analysis is put into perspective Continue reading...

Persian Gulf War

The Arab Gulf Region has been through two historically devastating wars: one was the prolonged conflict in 1980s between Iran and Iraq, and the other that followed was the war that started when the President of Iraq took the world by surprise and ordered the invasion of Kuwait. More than twenty years have passed since the official proclamation of the end of the Gulf War, but some would say that war continues to affect us every day. Nora Eisenberg recounted what the Executive Director of Gulf War veterans said, that the war not only lingers in the body of Continue reading...

Introduction

The Kuwaiti war was a result of ongoing economic warfare and allegations with a predetermined Iraqi Invasion since Iraq was unable to pay back the debt it had gained from Kuwait in order to finance its war against Iran. This led to a change in the Kuwaiti policy once the war was over in comparison to the policies that Kuwait held before the war.

Life in Kuwait before and after the war

Life in Kuwait was very pleasant as well as economically beneficial for the country before the Iraqi invasion and this is because Kuwait enjoyed mass production of oil barrels on a daily basis. The infrastructure Continue reading...

HIROSHIMA AND THE ISIS

The Horrors of War: Hiroshima and the ISIS
Hiroshima
The Eyewitness Account of Fr. John A. Siemes

Events and damage

The day, August 6, 1945, started like any other sunny and pleasant. At about 8:15 in the morning, however, things changed. The atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima. Nobody knew that what kind of bomb it was. Given the intensity of the damage and explosion, the residents of the novitiate, which was about two kilometers away from the city proper, thought that a bomb exploded only nearby.
After the explosion, Fr. Siemes and his companions went out to check and saw the Continue reading...

Introduction

There are many instances in the modern world when a certain issue emerges and captures the attention of various stakeholders. These stakeholders include scholars of different subjects as well the media. The issue of interest is approached from all angles by these stakeholders and is exposed to extremely dissection as attempts are made to establish its core. The invasion of Iraq by the United States drew a lot of public interest but in recent years, one implication of this war has once again elevated public interest. There have reports of increased birth defects in the Iraqi regions subjected to Continue reading...

Media and Weapons of Mass Deception

Media are the main source of information around the world. It comes in many forms like newspaper, magazines, televisions, radios, among others. “Weapons of Mass Deception” is a derogatory phrase used by a few people to depict the United States President George W. Bush's claims for Saddam Hussein. Bush claimed that Saddam Hussein owned weapons of mass destruction as rationalization for the war on Iraq.
In a broader sense, the goals of different factors like, terrorist groups, politicians, military, etc. get linked together with an increase in media coverage of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Media have been Continue reading...