This war in particular was important because it was the only battle that Canada formally beat the United States. ... The British not respecting American Sovereignty by violating the terms of the Treaty of Paris. 2. ... The most important cause of the war of 1812 were the economic sanctions put upon the US by the French and British. ... The Aboriginal people preserved their land and culture most successfully in Canada. ... These wars were very important for the Americans because they were battles fought on water (mostly on the Atlantic and in Lake Erie), against one of the strongest navies in t...

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Thus Bush, an advocate of a "pre-emptive" strike has a lot of work to build a coalition and to convince its own people. In his speech Bush talks about liberating Iraqi people from Saddam Hussein, helping them materially and bringing them freedom. ... Another thing Bush does a lot in this part of the speech is accentuating that an action against Iraq is not only necessary for America but for every nation, which can be backed up by the accumulation "to our country, and our friends and our allies" (l. 10, 11) and the phrase "for the safety of our people and the peace of the world"(l. 17, 18)...

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President Bush has violated important amendments in the US Constitution. ... He started the war without congressional approval or any valid evidence that Iraq violates international law or threatens world peace. ... This amendment is intended for the government to treat people similarly in comparable circumstances (Peter Martin). ... It is frustrating to perceive that poor and minority soldiers were the ones who fought this war to preserve the lifestyles of the wealthy (Francis Boyle 2). ... The war can only be justified if Iraq directly attacked the USA, or if Iraq was viewed by the intern...

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Almost immediately bush jumps into what Orwell would have considered pretentious diction: "Tonight I want to take a few minutes to discuss a grave threat to peace, and America's determination to lead the world in confronting that threat" (Bush, par. 2). As Orwell states pretentious diction is "used to dignify the sordid processes of international politics, [ ] that aims at glorifying war" (24). ... We could wait and hope that Saddam does not give weapons to terrorists, or develop a nuclear weapon to blackmail the world. ... or be it glorifying war, witch the whole basis of the speech...

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