During this time Bush said countless times that he had evidence that Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi president, had been in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. ... Bush was threatening to impose a war on Hussein unless he surrendered these weapons. ... His speech was also directed towards the Hussein regime. His message towards Saddam's family was simple, "you have forty-eight hours to relinquish your control over Iraq or the war begins". ... Even Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General criticized the United States" diplomacy with not being able to unite the UN in their effor...

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This was so that a clear conclusion could be made over whether or not Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, had been developing so-called weapons of mass destruction, and whether or not he posed a threat to international security. However, the US and UK did not allow these inspections to run through to completion, and invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein based upon their own intelligence and foreign policy stances. ...

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Saddam Hussein, a long known supporter of terrorists also became a target. ... Saddam Hussein's Baath party have ruled and controlled Iraq's vast resources by subjugating its citizens, as well as fellow government officials, to extreme, and often fatal forms of intimidation, terror, and fear. ... Known as the "Saddam Diet-, Hussein would order his ministers to exhibitions at government events where graphic weapon demonstrations were used to show what would happen to dissenters of his cause (Kaplan 7). Referring to himself in the third person, Saddam was quoted in a speech in 1982...

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President Bush sent our armed forces overseas to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. ... Saddam Hussein has been viewed as an international threat since the end of the first Gulf War. As a condition of Iraq's surrender, Saddam Hussein was forced to destroy all biological, chemical, and nuclear programs, and allow UN inspectors to investigate the weapons sites, however he has persistently denied weapons inspectors into places that seemed to be "concealing key information and material"(Spotlight on Iraq) about his weapons programs. ... Thomas Friedman also advocates the remov...

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The issue of this article is that if Iraq and Saddam's regime is not disarmed of their weapons of mass destruction, Saddam will use his cover of his nuclear weapons to try to forcibly unite the Middle East to confront the Western alliance. ... The writer's contention in this issue is that Saddam Hussein's regime is a breeding ground for international terrorism and is a major threat to Australia security. ... "It is true Saddam is not the only homicidal dictator in the world, though he is unequivocally one of the worst. ... Such as: Metaphors eg: "Saddam Hussein's regime is...

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After the defeat of Saddam Hussein regiment, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki of Iraq excluded Iraqi Sunnis from having any power in the government and favored the majority in population: the Shia. ... He would also prohibit Saddam former employees under the Hussein administration to hold office in the new government if they were Sunni. Maliki, against advice from the United States, formed death squads to hunt down Saddam's Hussein ex officer corps and in turn ex high ranking officers of Saddam regime went into hiding and vowed revenge on the new regime that had replaced them. ... What sepa...

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The consequential expulsion of the regime of Saddam Hussein has, no doubt, benefited a country suffering from years of sanctions and oppression. ... The world's complete dependence on oil partially explains why the West was so worried at the prospect of Saddam Hussein having the weapons of mass destruction. ... The determination of the West to ensure that Saddam in particular doesn't acquire any weapons of mass destruction is not without reason. ... If indeed Saddam has the weapons that America claims he does, then the weapons are no different to those already possessed by America...

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Those who have been watching the war on television are familiar with the video footage after the US military took control of Safwan, the southern Iraqi border town, when a man was captured on film hitting a large, partially destroyed wall portrait of Saddam Hussein with his shoe. ... A few days after the world heard about the shoe being smacked against Hussein's forehead, ABC News reporter John Donvan and his crew crossed the border from Kuwait into Iraq and visited the town. ... From Donvan's interview that day the world learned that just because the townsfolk do not like Saddam, it...

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Similarly, the United States declared a war on terror and began an invasion of Iraq against their ruthless leader Saddam Hussein to remove him from power claiming he possessed weapons of mass destruction, to remove the "nest of terrorists" that existed in Iraq and bring democracy to Iraq in hopes that it would spillover to surrounding Middle Eastern countries. ... A war on terror was declared by President Bush and Iraq and Saddam Hussein were the main targets. The United States began their invasion in hopes of establishing democracy in Iraq seizing weapons of mass destruction and c...

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Considered an act of using violence against people to inculcate fear or intimidate a government or the civilian population. It is mostly in the pursuit of political, ideological or religious goals. The word terrorism was first used in France to describe a new system of government adopted during th...

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Bush persisted that Saddam Hussein imposed a threat to the security of the U.S and Middle East, claiming that Saddam possessed WMDs and that Iraq had accepted and trained Al-Qaeda terrorists, the United State's main aim of declaring war on Iraq was to remove Saddam from power and defend itself. ...

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History tells us that almost every strong nation in this world has at least, tried to stamp its dominance over a weaker country. This was first shown by the early world powers of Spain and Portugal, who conquered among themselves several territories for their utmost conquest and control. Another g...

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For instance: "many Arab elites privately cheered him on (Saddam Hussein), and he was highly popular among large sections of the Arab publics-. ... Secondly, the support for Saddam Hussein comes from very few extreme fundamentalist groups; one can not argue that the whole civilization is represented by theses extreme groups. ... However, I agree that many civilizations have tried to rally support for their cause hiding behind the excuse of religion, like Saddam Hussein did and like the Palestinians do nowadays. ...

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After having protested against the Vietnam war, the writer says that Vietnam was different and that it is ridiculous to make out Saddam Hussein as another Ho Chi Minh. ... Using the words such as "Blackmail us into submission" and the use of the word "Hitler" really affects the readers sense of security and in relating Saddam to Hitler can influence the readers opinion on whether war with Iraq is the right thing to do. ...

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The sanctions restrict food and medicine imports to Iraq in order to bring down Saddam Hussein. ... America's motive in the sanctions become diminished when Saddam Hussein's popularity goes up in Iraq every time the U.S. bombs his country. ...

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There are several policies that I might change as President of the United States, however, if I had the opportunity to be in office for one day, I would want to do something that would bring joy to many people. In light of the recent events in the Middle East, my objective would be to arrange for e...

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To stress that Iraq threatened the peace and prosperity of the US, he claimed that Saddam Hussein harbored Weapons of Mass Destruction and that America had to act accordingly. ... Before the war, the United States bought nearly one quarter of its imported oil from the Persian Gulf, including about $10 billion annually from Saddam. ... Paul Pillar writes in his article: "The manufactured issue of an "alliance " between Saddam Hussein's regime and al-Qaeda demonstrated the manipulative potential involved. ...

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Democracy in Iraq: A Memo to President Bush In the post-Saddam Iraq, the greatest objective for the United States is that of creating a democratic government that will be able to stand the test of time and the weight of sustaining its people. ... Under Saddam Hussein's rule, the Iraqi culture and way of life has not been allowed to develop. ... Socially, the people of Iraq have been oppressed and manipulated by the dictatorship of Hussein. ...

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Now it is reasonable to assume that, especially within the western world, the dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is an international criminal and vindicator of terror. ... This alone, I think is more than enough justification for action, and the reality is, if America had not baulked on finishing Saddam in the gulf war, not only wouldn't this speech be written but allot of American officials wouldn't be now wondering why they have to do it all over again. ... The war would be extremely expensive and there is a possibility that either the country will not recover, causing regional in...

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Cold War, a term used for the period of tense relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, stretching from the late 1940s to the late 1980s when Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe and the USSR ceased to exist. The two superpowers faced each other as leaders of conflicting political, ...

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These groups are causing constant chaos, which makes it harder difficult for political parties to attempt to rebuild any infrastructure that remains after the ruling of Sadam Hussein. ... No one wants a dictator like Saddam Hussein to gain power; however this is a decision that should be made by the Iraqi people. ... This model does a great deal to explain the fact that the Iraq people have little trust in their government due to the corruption and cruelty of the Hussein regime. ... Yes other countries should have a say over what happen in Iraq so that the crimes committed by the Hussein gover...

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Although Saddam Hussein is no longer in power, he continually defied the United Nations resolutions to comply with weapons inspections for weapons of mass destruction and weapons proliferation while he was dictator over Iraq. ... Removing Saddam Hussein from power was a huge step not only for national and global security, but also for the security of the Iraqi people. ...

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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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Bush claimed that Saddam Hussein commited extremely "grave violations of human rights" in that thousands of political opponents and ordinary citizens were subjected to all kinds of spiritual and physical misery. ...

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Sitting on the swings at an elementary playground, one may witness a group of boys take another boy's lunch money. Many moral ideas come to mind, but does one actually think that the single boy will be able to ask the group for his money back? Will the victim be able to say "Stop please, let's be ...

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