Invasion of Kuwait

The US invasion of Iraq was a shameful war and it should have never happened. This War had no real proof why there should have been a war. Iraq had never threaten american. America just amused that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. This caused a lot of confusion. This war was not necessary to start. There were good reason that Canada was right to refuse to participate in the war on Iraq. It was based on lies, led to disasters and it was a counterproductive war. Many things started to go…

What is ISIS? ISIS is an acronym that stands for the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" . Its recent origins must be briefly explained by political unrest in Afghanistan and Iraq that started in the 1980's. The Soviet Union invades and occupies Afghanistan 1979. Muslim Afghan warriors called "mujahideen" rebels are the fighting Soviet Union incursion from 1979-1989. The United States was openly supporting and sponsoring these anti communist rebels. This is the rise and infancy of Osama bin…

Prior to our invasion of Iraq on March 2003, there were some monumental failures conducted by the intelligence community (IC). These failures pertain specifically to the assessment of Saddam Hussein having weapons of mass destruction (WMD) which was the IC’s ultimate end state goal. The United States was not alone in its inaccuracies. In fact, it was a multinational effort. This short report will review the history leading up to the failures that played a major factor into the assessments. In…

With the current threat of the terrorist group, ISIS, and the upcoming presidential election in November, questions have been asked regarding the War on Terror and our response, as a country. Although I do not consider myself a pacifist, I am strongly, strongly against war and believe it to be a last resort. In “Sunday Morning,” John Garcia spoke about his own experience during World War 2 and how that war, more specifically Pearl Harbor, effected him right then and there and for the rest of his…

Ernesto Che Guevara normally identified as el Che or Che was born on June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina. The oldest of five children, Che Guevara was born in an Argentine household of Basque and Irish background. Guevara was an Argentine groundbreaking socialist, physician, writer, revolutionary leader, diplomat and lastly, a martial philosopher. Despite everything, he was a major symbol of the Cuban Revolution, whose conventional appearance has made him into a universal countercultural icon of…

Present Day... "I don't even know my family anymore," Larry said. "My wife's an alien, and my daughter has powers." Larry turned to Steve. "What about you, Steve?" Larry asked. "Do you have powers? Is there something you're not telling me?" "Actually, yes," Steve said. "I've been drafted to fight in this war against these invaders." "Oh, for fuck sake! I can't believe...." "Steve, are you there?" Allison asked over the phone. "Yeah, I'm here," Steve said. "How are you talking to me?"…

Counterterrorism is a complex topic that can be used through many formats. For example, economic, social, religious, political, military and security. The difficult aspect of counterterrorism is deciding which tactic will be most successful to the mission. Every domestic and international situation should be responded to using the measure that will produce the best results. The United States government is focused on using military tactics in a softer format and political measures. The current…

Iraq and Afghanistan have helped implement democratic systems, providing basic rights such as the right to education and to free and fair elections. Freedom House noted that in 2001, before the invasion, their democracy rating was 7 with 1 being full democracy and 7 being the worst. However, after the invasion in Iraq, movements were taken towards a constitutional referendum with both international and domestic groups describing the elections in 2005 as the first free elections in Iraq’s history…

be my school project for AP United States History. This video is a combination of comedy and nonfiction that reviews the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. This video was made to help my classmates prepare for the EOC at the end of the semester. In this video, I play the roll of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson who is the mastermind behind the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Lyndon B. Johnson believes that this plan is going to be a complete failure, but he convinces John F. Kennedy to follow through with the…

Failure of Detection: Iraq Weapon of Mass Destruction program The “Smoking Gun” was discovered on the Iraq Weapon of Mass Destruction program as was told to the executive leadership of the United States prior to the Invasion seen in 2003. The United States had questioned for a time, to what extent Saddam Hussein maintained WMD’s as well as the possible ability to create this WMD’s under the scrutiny of the UN inspectors and the world watching. What came after was a large intelligence failure in…