Iraqi president Saddam Hussein declared that the invasion was a response to overproduction of oil in Kuwait, which had cost Iraq over 14 million dollars when oil prices fell. Saddam Hussein also accused Kuwait of illegally pumping oil from Iraq's Rumaila oil field. ... When Saddam Hussein refused to comply, Operation Desert Storm was launched on January 18, 1991, under the leadership of U.S. ... Although the war was a decisive military victory for the coalition, Kuwait and Iraq suffered enormous property damage, and Saddam Hussein was not removed from power; in fact, he was free to turn ...

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God Bless America Last night I was thinking about a news broadcast I had seen a few weeks early, the top story of the night was that victory had been won in Iraq and saddam hussein had been killed, followed by some footage of Iraqis throwing up cheers and knocking over statues. ... Just like they"d like you to believe that listening to the Dixie chick's supports terror, yeah them and S.U.V's are saddam's master plan to take over. The worst was when rolling stone showed them plastered with labels talking about how they help saddam; I really don't think any more American s...

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Saddam Hussein had created a safe house for terrorists where they were able to gather and unite. ... It was in an interest of our national security that we invade Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from power. ... But we also have for our argument that Saddam was corrupt. Saddam had violated many of his peoples" human rights over his time in power. We feel that the people of Iraq will be better off without Saddam. ...

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When Saddam Hussein was in power the people of Iraq should have the choice to kick him out of power or to keep him. Therefore, the United States going into Iraq and deciding that Saddam Hussein is bad for Iraq without asking the Iraqis themselves is depleting them from exercising their democratic power as a people. ...

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Recent military action in the Middle East has left a country in total chaos, and total anarchy has resulted from the ousting of tyrant-dictator Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq. ... -led decision to overthrow Hussein, now wants to take part in the rebuilding of Iraq. ... By flying the Air National Guard unit directly out of We-Beat-Saddam International Airport, millions of dollars could be saved versus running a 10,000-mile military campaign across hemispheres. ...

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If the war was over, why was Saddam Hussein allowed to continue on with his devious plotting? ... But even after all of that, Saddam (safe and cozy in his caves and bunkers) still hadn't gotten the message. ... But while I do not in any way support Saddam or his minions, I do not support another war campaign against Iraq. ...

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In the long term, if the Iraqi regime is changed by the war and Saddam Hussein is no longer in power, the embargo which has been imposed on Iraq could be lifted could be lifted and Iraq would be able to eventually return to fully to the oil market. ... This means ridding Iraq of Hussein and to do that, we will have to go to war. ...

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Since the engagement of war in Iraq, many reasons have come to mind whether to oppose or support this war. Since the tragedy on September 11th, us Americans will never forget this event that provoked the war in Iraq in the first place. Although this great tragedy has reason to attack Iraq, we the pe...

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War with Iraq As the United States has increased its stature as a democratic imperialistic super power, so has the threat to its nation's security- both its citizens and its military. The events of September 11th changed the way Ame...

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