She was then taken to an unknown location in a U.S. military ambulance still unconscious, said the official who would not give his name. ... Fifty-eight Iraqis were captured after the attacks and U.S. troops seized a considerable number of weapons from a minivan fleeing the area, the military said. ... The Italian, Pietro Cordone, was unhurt in the shooting at a roadblock between Mosul and Tikrit, the Foreign Ministry official said. The Foreign Ministry official, speaking to The AP on condition of anonymity, said it appeared the car's driver did not understand the ...

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Foreign powers were very important in sustaining the civil war. Eventually, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the US provided money, weapons, and military training to a group called the Taliban. ... By then, he had been expelled from Saudi Arabia and was traveling to various locations, planning ways to get American military troops out of his country. ... I have given three examples of instances that US foreign policy could and should have been wiser. ... Our foreign policy has been short-sited. ...

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The United States foreign policy limited the P.L.O.'... Since the Gulf War, the United States has continued to conduct covert military operations in Iraq, which mostly involved the C.I.A. ... Some groups in the middle east have developed a hatred towards the United States military being in their land. ...

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The declaration of the military operation in Iraq began March of 2003. ... Bush gave Saddam Hussein an ultimatum: he could leave his country and give up the weapons or face an invasion from the United States military. ... Bush also signed a $79 billion appropriations bill to cover the initial cost of the war in Iraq, reconstruction and humanitarian efforts, and foreign aid to some of Iraq's neighbors. Due to the United States" debt in foreign trade, we should not be setting aside money to form a new government of Iraq. ...

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The claim that the Iraqi threat is un-manageable; unable to be deterred or dealt with peacefully is almost as absurd as the administrations implausible claim that the United States a superpower with a historically unprecedented stature of unchallenged military superiority and dominance is threatened by an impoverished, ruined, and insecure, third world nation half way across the globe. ... All of our past methods of dealing with him have failed if that is our criteria, conciliation and appeasement, war and crushing defeat, extreme economic, political and military sanctions, and now massive o...

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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. ... The United States could use its" recent military victory to solve all of the problems now facing the Middle East and acquire a profitable new investment at the same time. ... Not only would The Sandy State provide an increased GDP, but it would also remove our dependence on foreign oil. ... Texas Two would also allow for the Clinton-size military cuts seen in the 1990s, only this time with justified explanations, ...

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So when Iraq makes aggressive military advances or comes into possession of weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. has to decide what response to make. ... Because of belligerent attacks by Iraq in 1991, and the development of weapons of mass destruction in 2003, the U.S. has twice intervened militarily in the Persian Gulf, each with similar outcomes. ... -led coalition began a massive air war to destroy Iraq's forces and military and civil infrastructure. ... Although the war was a decisive military victory for the coalition, Kuwait and Iraq suffered enormous property damage, and Sadda...

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He was very inexperienced with the military but was forced to develop skills. ... The United States specifically has the right to condone political assassination of a foreign leader. The circumstances for the assassination of foreign leaders is if there is tyranny or a dictatorship going on in that certain country. ... Assassination's happen only when there are people in one's own country who don't approve of a political leader and when other foreign countries dislike you as well. ...

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Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by rearming his military. ... Hitler invaded Poland when he was asked to disarm his military. ... Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles by rearming his military when he was told not to. ... The United States foreign problems need to either be destroyed or controlled. ...

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In a cost analysis the attack on the World Trade Center has cost us billions of dollars, thousands of hours of human labor, multi-million dollar buildings, priceless loved ones, and vital businesses (counsel of foreign relations). ... The majority of government spending has gone to National Security and military offense. ... For good measure the military went on a rampage through Afghanistan to seek terrorists, but terrorists live all over the world. ... Until then we will remain stagnant and making little or no progress all because of terrorism and our knack for making bad foreign policy de...

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The Bush Administration decided to invade Iraq was made not only from the position of a foreign policy decision-maker, but also as a security practice for the United States. ... The war on terrorism requires the military to take actions against terror and terrorist this includes Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan, and Saddam Hussein. ... Lastly, it will determine is the international presence has improved the quality of life and governmental structures within the foreign locations. ...

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S. military in January of 1999. ... That tragic day should have taught us that we, the U.S., cannot afford to ignore the truth about our use of unprecedented military power to inflict harm on others (www.nomorevictims.org/Letter.html). ... This would result in the U.S. policy being violated against using military forces. I believe we should not go to war against a foreign country that has not threatened or attacked us. ... According to Ex-Marine and former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter, Iraq presented "absolutely nothing" of military threat (www.commondreams.org). ...

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The group RUPE believes that the invasion of Iraq is a hopeless bet by a division of American capital to protect their grasp on power that is handled by the intention to halt economic crisis through military means. ... Lawrence has also written about the foreign policy and international affairs of the United States for numerous well known publications such as the Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. ... Kristol also served as a foreign policy advisor for Senator John McCain's presidential campaign. ... The Bush Doctrine reserves the right to bring about-whether through diplomatic ...

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Persian Gulf War- August 2, 1990 On August 2nd, 1990, Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. ... He helped fund the Islamic foreign legion, and he learned how to guerrilla fight in wars. ... In 1998, Bush wrote " A World Transformed", a book written for foreign policy as president. ... The worlds mightiest military is on the move in Afghanistan. ...

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And obviously with our high tech weaponry (laser guided bombs that fall through skylights and cruise missiles that can fly into windows) we will obviously take every possible measure to restrict the loss of non-military personnel. ... Unfortunately the only way some of you will "get it" is to have your water supplies filled with weapons grade Anthrax by a foreign exchange student. ...

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Oil has provided approximately ninety-five percent of the foreign exchange earnings. ... In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait, a major oil producer, and caused damage from military action, which drastically reduced economic activity. ... The government of Iraq is said to be a republic, but they are really a military dictatorship. ...

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During the World War I era, many major powers viewed controlling oil fields as a crucial military asset, due to many new vehicles(ships, tanks, cars, trucks, planes, etc.) which relied on the use of oil to operate. ... Consequently, the Foreign Office and the State Department came to and agreement upon the notorious Red Line Agreement. ... But after the fall of Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi which resulted in a weak Iranian military, Iraq decided to reclaim the Shatt al Arab. ... With one of the largest military forces in the world, Iraq began to threaten many countries. ...

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Named Operation Just Cause, the United States military campaign was condemned throughout the region as a violation of Panama's sovereignty and their right as a nation to determine who was legitimately in charge. ... This military action was an obvious threat to the self-government of Panama. ... Next a military coup was tried and failed. ... I was in the military when we invaded Iraq in the 1990's. ... The U.S. military is in my opinion terrorizing Iraq now in the name of Human Rights. ...

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Thirty-nine countries formed a coalition to remove the Iraqi troops from the foreign lands. ... The United States gave Saddam and his sons a deadline on March 17,2003 to leave their country within 48 hours, or he would launch a military attack on Iraq. ... Before the foreign troops came to their country, poor water quality was the leading cause of death among children, and remains so today. ...

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