Essays Tagged: "Iraq War"

Just War Doctrine and the Gulf Conflict

Just War Doctrine and the Gulf ConflictIn evaluating US involvement in the Iraq conflict in terms of the Just War Doctrine - jus ad bellum and jus in bello - it is my opinion ... lly address the co parts that constitute the Just War Doctrine and show how US participation in the Iraq war abstained from violating the tenets of either co-part.Jus Ad BellumJus Ad Bellum, the justn ... iolation of the Just War Doctrine, and the US sought to reconcile matters. The goal, the removal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait, was a just one and was pursued proportionally. For nearly six months the U ...

(5 pages) 105 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

War in Iraq, paper on the war what and what kinds of questions we should ask before committing ourselves to it.

Supporters of going to war against Iraq offer two very different ideals for American action. Before the shooting starts, we had better ... ed to take him out because that is the only way we can be sure of taking out his weapons.The second Iraq war would be a much more aggressive one. Its goal is to revolutionize the entire Middle East. I ... Its goal is to revolutionize the entire Middle East. If Saddam is driven from power, the idea goes; Iraqis will then build a thriving democracy. A free Iraq will become a model for Arab and Muslim nat ...

(3 pages) 384 0 3.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Peace in The Middle East

the way these feuds are dealt with is a different story. When dealing specifically with the war on Iraq, war was the last option on our long list of things to do in order to solve matters between the ... uts a hiatus on problems when result of war is reached, as shown by the Gulf War and now the war on Iraq.Keeping peace between countries would be so much easier without the constant analyzing of diffe ...

(3 pages) 77 0 2.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Stena Line Ferries

international management team. Obviously the external macro-environment poses some threats i.e. the Iraq war, but similarly the environment allows for the potential of many opportunities to develop an ...

(2 pages) 31 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Our Crazy World - Technology, Iraq and Hiv/AIDS

of technology, coupled with such things as HIV/AIDS or terrorism and America's retaliation (and the Iraq War), combines to form a mind boggling, and somewhat depressing environment for one to live in. ... s he?), but he is greedy and moronic. He announces that America is 'gonna' kill Saddam and free the Iraqi people, meanwhile he's thinking that he has Iraq and it's resources, and is one step closer to ...

(3 pages) 67 0 4.2 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The Korean, Vietnam and Iraq war.

KOREAN, VIETNAM AND IRAQ WARS WITH THE MEDIAThe Korean, Vietnam and Iraq wars were all brought up among their difference ... ng things, they decided to show it all. Didn't matter how graphic it was they showed it. Now in the Iraq war the media changed again, instead of showing it all the showed less graphic and more of the ... media's choice to show the whole deal influenced a negative view with the people at home.The war in Iraq was a war that had questioned the League of Nations as George Bush had gone to war in Iraq with ...

(3 pages) 108 0 4.6 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Shrinking Dollar -- Growing Euro.

has slid approximately 15% in international value against the Euro (Reuters Investor).Now that the Iraq war is supposedly over, the market value of the U.S. Dollar in comparison to the Euro throughou ...

(3 pages) 171 2 3.8 Aug/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Present Government and Bush

The president's secret Thanksgiving trip to Iraq prompted predictable gushing from major media. As we head toward a presidential election, mains ... note Address to the National Conference on Media Reform?click hereThat half or more Americans think Iraq was involved in the 9/11 attack -- perhaps the most media-covered event in our history -- stand ... ntally misinformed about 9/11 provide the bulk of those tallied in polls as supporting Bush and the Iraq war. Subtract them from polls and Bush is an unpopular president -- widely seen as having accom ...

(4 pages) 116 0 4.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

PNAC- Downfall of the United States

urrent government as the obligation of the U.S. to promote peace and democracy by going to war with Iraq. War with Iraq is likely to be a potentially long war which cannot be won because the U.S. demo ... which cannot be won because the U.S. democratic values are not the inherent values of the people in Iraq. While the U.S. government concentrates on war, the U.S. economy continues to spiral downward o ...

(7 pages) 85 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

To Tell the Truth

tions, including The New York Times, are currently engaged in self-criticism over the run-up to the Iraq war. They are asking, as they should, why poorly documented claims of a dire threat received pr ... t, uncritical coverage, while contrary evidence was either ignored or played down.But it's not just Iraq, and it's not just The Times. Many journalists seem to be having regrets about the broader cont ...

(3 pages) 53 0 3.9 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

In What Ways Can The Mass Media Be Beneficial?

d in the wake of events with far-reaching impact such as the September 11 terrorist attacks and the Iraq war. This emphasis is hardly misplaced with the increasing benefits of the mass media becoming ... information in the manner necessary to illustrate the severity of such acts. The recent pictures of Iraqi prison abuse by American soldiers only serve to prove this point. This is because Malaysian to ...

(6 pages) 146 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

France Calls The American War On Iraq "Illegitimate"

France Says Iraq War Now Would Split International Community, be seen as "illegitimate"- Yahoo! News 2/26/03 ... al Community, be seen as "illegitimate"- Yahoo! News 2/26/03 In light of the imminent war on Iraq, many countries have been showing opposition to the American determinedness to attack and disar ... osition have been France, Germany, and Russia. They have submitted a proposal to the U.N. to disarm Iraq step-by-step, while Britain, Spain, and the United States have submitted a resolution that pave ...

(2 pages) 41 2 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

The Ethics of War

impossible subject, there are so many variables, so many grey areas and unknown details. The war in Iraq both in the Gulf War (January-February 1991) and the Iraq war (March 2003 - June 2004) both had ... the Iraq war (March 2003 - June 2004) both had significant ethical issues on both the sides of the Iraqi people and those who invaded them. Racism and discrimination during wartime towards the Kurdis ...

(3 pages) 111 0 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Is Iraq War similar to the Vietnam War?

, the last two wars that America fought against international condemnation, the Vietnam War and the Iraq War, seem to be extremely different. However, on a closer look, the wars seem essentially the s ... against the French, then against the Japanese, and then again against the French. On the contrary, Iraq did not really have to fight for its independence, which it was granted by the British on 1936, ...

(6 pages) 90 0 4.6 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Review and Analysis of Michelle Malkin's Editorial: Liberal Women Drown in Whines!

al takes the viewpoint that the discussion of any issue other than a Bush-supported position of the Iraq war is an outrageous and misguided ordering of the nation's priorities.After introducing us to ... sues such as pay equity, education, and abortion rights, and magnifying the nation's involvement in Iraq, the author shuns the celebrities' support of Kerry for even considering the importance of any ...

(2 pages) 22 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Book Report on: A Geddes and J Tonge (editors), "Britain Decides". The UK General Election 2005 (Palgrave)

y was slashed and this has been mainly due to Tony Blair's credibility being battered thanks to the Iraq war. The Iraq war issue proved to be highly divisive. There was an almost exactly equal split w ... st exactly equal split within the UK on whether or not the government was justified to intervene in Iraq. This provided Blair and the Labour party with an issue of trust to combat. The Chancellor, Gor ...

(4 pages) 26 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

"The Case for Liberalism," by George McGovern

eading America on the wrong path. To further validate his contentions he cites Bush's action in the Iraq War, actions he claims are unjustified and "opposed by virtually every country in the world."In ...

(1 pages) 27 1 1.0 May/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

How does propaganda work? What are its historical origins? Was the war in Iraq initiated by a campaign of propaganda and disinformation?

lic opinion through false atrocity stories such as alleged incubator baby killings. The most recent Iraq war was heavily fuelled by falsities of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) possession. Wherever ... ar fever at home. There is no more spectacular example of this than the alleged crimes committed by Iraqi soldiers against Kuwaiti civilians during the Persian Gulf War (MacArthur, 2004). The war was ...

(11 pages) 115 0 5.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Personality Comparison and Contrast (Bush/Hitler)

world and even here in the United States consider Bush a war fanatic specifically in regards to the Iraq war. Bush, like Hitler has continuously ignored the advice of some of his top military minds. M ... ush has threatened to fire member of the Joint Chief's of Staff for "not supporting the war against Iraq" (Madsen, 2003).Bush, like Hitler is a ". . .master of propaganda" (Madsen, 2003). To be precis ...

(3 pages) 42 0 2.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The Iraq War

The Iraq war has affected many people from around this nation. Not only has this war affected people of ... es. In the beginning, this seemed to make since of having our people go over and try to free up the Iraq country that Saddam Hassan had such a strong hold on. Now, after several years of just many kil ... t like the gulf war with no fatalities. But that was not to be. The war that we are in presently in Iraq and Afghanistan has not been an easy war. If fact, we seem to have gotten away from what our ma ...

(3 pages) 52 0 0.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues