This same tyrant has tried to dominate the Middle East, has invaded and brutally occupied a small neighbor, has struck other nations without warning, and holds an unrelenting hostility toward the United States" (Bush, par.7). At first glance this may not seem like the most obvious choice for meaningless words, but now go back and reread the passage, replacing the words "Iraq" with "America", and the "United States" with "the middle east." ...

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We are now seeing the repercussions to our own actions and bad decision making in the Middle East. ... Until then we will remain stagnant and making little or no progress all because of terrorism and our knack for making bad foreign policy decisions in the Middle East. ...

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Judith Kipper, director of the Middle East Forum, has suggested that if Saddam Hussein survives the US attack, he might reemerge to lead an underground guerrilla force that fights the US occupation. ... And, she adds, "we are culturally and linguistically deprived" in matters related to the Middle East. ...

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The group RUPE believes that the United States should build a new democratic world order in the Middle Azor 2 East based on principles of equality and social justice because powerful and wealthy nations threaten sustainable world peace. ... Ultimately, The Research Unit for Political Economy also believe that the war will bring democracy to the Middle East. ... The group RUPE describes America's future as: "In the future, inevitably, it will become increasingly dependent on oil from West Asia-North Africa, a region where the masses of ordinary people despise the United States, where thre...

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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. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently, to take control of Kuwait's oil reserves. Iraq accused Kuwait, and also ...

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By some force that I'm willing to attribute to the tendency of Americans to view the Middle East as homogenous in any degree despite the ongoing conflicts that make it readily apparent that it is not, roughly 50% of Americans in 2002 believe on faith alone that Sadaam Hussein was responsible for any part of the attacks. ... The first concern, already noted, is that of sovereignty "I think that this country has no idea how to apply what partial success it has had toward protecting the sanctity of multiple cultures to any other region, especially the Middle East. ...

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The goal is to fight terrorism with out creating further resentment and hatred among the Middle Eastern public (Walker). ... An excellent example of this is the current conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine. ...

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The President has set aside 117 billion dollars to make sure health care is affordable and another 89 billion dollars to be spent on health care credits for middle and low class families health care. ... I am very happy about the current situation in the Middle-East and I am very understanding about the economic situation. ...

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Wiretapping is the practice of connecting a listening device to a telephone line to secretly monitor a conversation. Many people dislike wiretapping because they feel it is an invasion of privacy. But, if it is all for the greater good of America, why do these people still oppose it? The government ...

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By attacking and defeating Iraq, the United States has secured its dominance over the Middle East over the near future and has gained a strategic position relative to two potential future rivals, Russia and China. ...

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In just years, Iran had ceased to be the "Island of stability in the troubled Middle East" that US President Jimmy Carter proclaimed, and instead became a nation near the top of the most threatening to World Order. ...

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Department of Defense head Donald Rumsfeld and his lieutenant, Paul Wolfowitz, were committed to striking Saddam Hussein as soon as possible, claiming his presence upset the entire Middle East and made it a hotbed for recruiting potential terrorists. ...

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(www.biography.com) In the early 1970s, Bush moved back to East Texas and worked as a management trainee at an agricultural firm and on U.S. ... His supporters, on the other hand, see him as a needed dose of good-natured Middle American reality for the nasty realm of Washington. ...

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Religion and War What can cause war but also have people seek peace? What can give support to nations leaders but also have them question their ethics? What can provide strength to soldiers and assure them protection? Religion. Religion has played a large roll within soldiers, helping lead...

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They were not convinced that his motives were not for the common good of the world, but they believed that he was only doing it to set up another puppet in the middle east and to take control of the worlds third largest oil reserve. ...

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The difference between United States two drone programs is the military-led operation operates in recognized war zones (Middle East) and targets enemies stationed in the area whereas, C.I.A program is aimed at terror suspects around the world, including in countries where U.S. troops are not based. ...

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