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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• Grade Level: High School

Judging by their present democratic and military standing; Iraq seems to be headed in the wrong direction. ... The United States has attempted to impose democracy based upon traditions that are foreign to Middle Eastern cultures. ... According to Chandrasekaran, (2006) one of the major issues that has occurred as a result of US involvement in Iraq is that none of the lessons the US military and political officials have learned through past efforts to impose democracy on another nation have been used when it comes to deciding policy in Iraq. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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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• Grade Level: High School

"The purpose of British troops in Iraq is to discover and destroy any weapons of mass destruction," said the defence minister, Geoffrey Hoon, regarding the deployment of troops to the Gulf in coalition with American forces. The consequential expulsion of the regime of Saddam Hussein has, no doubt, ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate