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. ...

• Word Count: 1074
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 1506
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Muslims conquered the Fertile Crescent, Persia, Egypt, developed the Arabic written language, and took control of the Mediterranean Sea within a century of their rise. Islam was the dominant faith along trade lines, which helped spread the growth of the religion and spread their map systems. The Isl...

• Word Count: 745
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Understanding a need to address the continuing unrest in the middle east and the irony behind Saddam Hussein's logic of "only really doing what Israel did to the Palestinians," the U.S launched a diplomatic initiative in cooperation with Russia which resulted in the October 1991 Madrid peace conference. ...

• Word Count: 1130
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate