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2. Iraq Takes on ISIS.
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Malsin, Jared and Thompson, Mark
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COALITIONS ,IRAQI Kurds ,PESHMERGA ,IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,TWENTY-first century ,HISTORY ,WAR & society ,MODERN military history -- 21st century - Abstract
The article discusses the Iraqi military's effort to combat the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, and it mentions a battle for control over the city of Mosul, Iraq in 2016. A U.S.-led military coalition and Iraqi Kurdish militias (peshmerga) are addressed, along with suicide car bombers and fighting involving Raqqa, Syria. The political weakness of Iraq in the wake of an American occupation during the Iraq War is examined, along with Shi‘ite-led militias and Turkish rebel forces.
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- 2016
3. Iraq's Fight for Survival.
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Malsin, Jared, Calabresi, Massimo, and Thompson, Mark
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IRAQ-United States military relations ,POLITICS & war ,AMERICAN military personnel ,DISENGAGEMENT (Military science) ,MILITARY policy ,IRAQI politics & government, 2003- ,TWENTY-first century ,HISTORY - Abstract
The article discusses the political, military, and war-related conditions in Iraq as of 2016, and it mentions Iraq's survival and the author's claim that Iraq must solve its political divisions before it can defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. According to the article, the number of American military troops that are in Iraq in 2016 is the highest amount since U.S. President Barack Obama completed the withdrawal of American forces in 2011. Kurdish fighters are assessed.
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- 2016
4. The General's Burden.
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Thompson, Mark
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OPERATION Inherent Resolve, 2014- ,CHAIRMEN of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
The article profiles U.S. Army General General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, focusing on his support for sending U.S. ground forces back to Iraq to fight the terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS, currently IS). Topics include a professional biography of Dempsey; political pressures on U.S. President Barack Obama against going to war; and comments from military personnel on the resources necessary to defeat ISIS.
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- 2014
5. U.S. Drone Strike in Iraq Kills Iranian Military Leader Qasem Soleimani.
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DRONE warfare ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
On January 3, 2020, the U.S. military conducted a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport that killed Qasem Soleimani, the leader within the Iranian military of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Trump administration initially appeared to justify the strike as an effort to deter imminent attacks on U.S. embassies and personnel, but later insisted that Iran's actions in the months leading up to the strike triggered the U.S. right to self-defense. Domestically, the Trump administration claimed the authority to carry out the strike based on both the president's inherent constitutional powers and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed by Congress in 2002. In the aftermath of the strike, Iraq voted to expel U.S. troops from its territory, and Iran conducted a missile strike on American bases in Iraq. Iran also announced that it would cease to observe limits on its production of nuclear fuel—a core tenet of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), from which the United States withdrew in 2018. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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6. Will the real revisionist please stand up?
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Prados, John
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MILITARY intelligence , *INTELLIGENCE service , *NUCLEAR weapons ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Opposes U.S. President George W. Bush's use of military intelligence to the lead the nation into war against Iraq in 2003. Allegations about Iraq's possession of nuclear weapons; Disparities in the reports released by the Central Intelligence Agency and the State Department; Reaction of government officials to criticisms.
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- 2003
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7. Beating ISIS-and Saving Iraq.
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Thompson, Mark
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IRAQ-United States military relations ,COUNTERTERRORISM policy ,MILITARY strategy ,UNITED States politics & government, 2009-2017 ,TWENTY-first century ,HISTORY ,MODERN military history -- 21st century - Abstract
The article discusses the political and military aspects of America's efforts to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization while also saving Iraq, and it mentions a military offensive against ISIS in Mosul, Iraq that is led by Iraqi security forces. According to the article, the U.S. government lacks the strategy or the willpower to achieve peace in Iraq. It states that 2016 U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have failed to issue plans for defeating ISIS.
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- 2016
8. Containing Rogues: A Theory of Asymmetric Arming.
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Coe, Andrew J.
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POLITICAL opposition , *BALANCE of power , *ROGUES & vagabonds ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,IRAQ-United States relations - Abstract
Weak opponents of a strong state often cannot compete directly with its power and so resort to other means of shifting the balance of power, such as developing weapons of mass destruction, sponsoring foreign terrorism or insurgency, or undertaking regional aggression. I develop a formal model of bargaining between a state that might seek unconventional means to power and another that might try to prevent this by diplomacy, war, or containment. The standard bargaining problems of commitment and asymmetric information give rise to costly conflict, but the form of this conflict is determined by the cost effectiveness of containment versus war. I calibrate the model to the situation of the United States and Iraq after the Gulf War and derive from it a new account of the Iraq War’s origins based on evidence that the anticipated costs of containment came to exceed those of war, causing the war. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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9. BROTHERS IN ARMS.
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IRAQ War, 2003-2011 , *PHOTOJOURNALISM ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
This photo essay presents U.S. troops with members of the Iraqi Army and National Police Force whom they are deployed to support and advise in the cities of Iraq.
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- 2009
10. Up in the Sky, An Unblinking Eye.
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Barry, John, Thomas, Evan, Nordland, Rod, Samuels, Lennox, Ali, Hussam, Moreau, Ron, and Yousafzai, Sami
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DRONE aircraft , *MILITARY airplanes , *GLOBAL Positioning System ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
This article discusses the U.S. military's use of drones known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) combined with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to track enemy movements, detect land mines, and scout potential routes in Iraq. According to the article, these UAVs are revolutionizing warfare by keeping more U.S. soldiers out of direct combat and providing valuable strategic information.
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- 2008
11. The Culture Warriors.
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Mulrine, Anna
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL research , *EDUCATIONAL anthropology , *IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
The article provides a look at anthropologists' research in Baghdad, Iraq. These anthropologists act as advisers and assist the military in understanding the social connections in Iraq to help create alliances, assess intelligence and avoid potentially harmful situations. It is reported that some critics believe that the research in Iraq is actually a covert intelligence operation.
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- 2007
12. Moment Of Truth.
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Duffy, Michael, Calabresi, Massimo, Crain, Charles, Ghosh, Bobby, Kukis, Mark, and Thompson, Mark
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IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,DISENGAGEMENT (Military science) ,IRAQI politics & government, 2003- ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States, 2001-2009 - Abstract
The article examines the effects and consequences of the American troop surge in the Iraq War. Baghdad has become safer but Iraqi political reconciliation lags. Tactics that quelled violence in Sunni Anbar Province may not work elsewhere. Democrats in the U.S. Congress don't yet have the votes to force a policy change and questions surround any U.S. troop withdrawal. INSET: WHAT THE REPORTS SAY.
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- 2007
13. GETTING OUT.
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Robinson, Linda
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RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 , *MILITARY policy ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,UNITED States politics & government, 2001-2009 ,FOREIGN relations of the United States ,IRAQI politics & government, 2003- - Abstract
The article analyzes the operations of the Iraq Study Group and the efforts for a potential exit strategies for the United States' campaign in Iraq. Suggestions for strategies run the gamut from a full-on withdrawal of U.S. military forces to increasing the U.S. military presence to diplomatic steps for making accommodations with insurgents. Viewpoints on the various strategies are discussed and critiqued, including the suggestion that the military strategy must force Iraqis to reach a political solution.
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- 2006
14. The End of the Illusion.
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Ghosh, Aparisim, Donnelly, Sally B., Duffy, Michael, Thompson, Mark, Ezzat, M., and MacLeod, Scott
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IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,POLITICS & war ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,MILITARY policy ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
This article addresses the involvement of the United States military in Iraq. This issue has invoked outrage among the nation since the war's inception in 2003. Democrats, Republicans and citizens alike are divided over how to best handle the eventual withdrawal of troops. The article offers five points of advice for U.S. policy makers, including cleaning out rogues, deal with Al-Sadr, bring the Sunnis back, wake up the neighbors, and lastly, get though, then get out.
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- 2006
15. ACCEPTING 'THE NEW NORMAL'
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Tolson, Jay
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SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 , *NATIONAL security , *PUBLIC opinion , *PSYCHOLOGY ,FOREIGN relations of the United States, 2001-2009 ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
The article speculates on the decline in the sense of solidarity and confidence that most U.S. citizens felt with one another and with the national government in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. It explores the country's initial willingness to accept increased security measures as well as its eagerness to support regime change in Iraq. The article considers U.S. citizens' changing attitudes as time passes and more information about homeland security and foreign policy is revealed.
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- 2006
16. Stuck in the Hot Zone.
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Hirsh, Michael, Barry, John, Hosenball, Mark, Hastings, Michael, Johnson, Scott, and Gerlach, David
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IRAQ War, 2003-2011 , *MILITARY bases , *AMERICAN overseas military deployment ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
The article focuses on the long term U.S. military infrastructure being built in Iraq. Major Micah Morgan, who launches and lands satellite-controlled unmanned aircraft in Baghdad's Balad air base, is discussed. Though the construction of the new $592 million, 104 acre U.S. embassy in Iraq is expected to be finished by June 2007, Lt. Col. Barry Johnson and other U.S. officials claim that America does not intend to put down permanent bases.
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- 2006
17. War Is Personal: Tomas Young/Age 26/Kansas City, Missouri.
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Richards, Eugene
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VETERANS , *IRAQ War, 2003-2011 , *PEOPLE with paralysis , *WAR wounds , *WAR casualties , *WOUNDS & injuries ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
This article profiles Thomas Young, a veteran from the Iraq War. Young, a Kansas City, Missouri native, was shot during an ambush in Sadr City, only four days after arriving in Iraq. The shooting left Young paralysed, confined to a wheelchair, and has caused numerous other health problems since his return from the war.
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- 2006
18. THE NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.
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Ware, Michael and Waller, Douglas
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IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,POST-Saddam Iraq, 2003- ,NATIONALISM - Abstract
The article reports on the war in Iraq. The United States is attempting to sever Iraqi nationalist ties with al-Qaeda in Iraq. President George W. Bush's approval rating has suffered because of the war. Transforming the nationalists from guerillas to political leaders and members of the new Iraqi army is seen as a way of pulling out of Iraq more quickly.
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- 2005
19. Fables of the Reconstruction.
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Parenti, Christian
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RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 , *RIVERS , *SEWERAGE , *POWER plants , *CONTRACTORS ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
The author describes conditions in postwar Iraq with the view that reconstruction efforts have failed. A strange column of dark smoke rises from a lush palm grove. And suddenly, huge nauseating plumes of raw sewage spill from pipes at Baghdad's southern edge. Throughout the country, vital systems, from water and power to healthcare and education, are in woeful disrepair. The World Bank estimates that bringing Iraq back to its 1991 level of development will cost $55 billion and take at least four years. From a military standpoint, reconstruction is central to the US counterinsurgency effort. But seen up close, reconstruction in Iraq looks less like a mission of mercy or a sophisticated pacification program and more like a criminal racket. The Rustimiyah sewage plants are among the few facilities given explicit mention as priority projects in Bechtel's contract-related documents. Together the two plants should handle all the sewage from Baghdad's populous east side, known as Rusafa; before the war the plants were fully functional but haven't processed any sewage since April 2003. Now their daily flow of 780,000 cubic yards of human and industrial waste--a nasty cocktail of organic solids, heavy metals and poisonous chemicals from a battery factory, a soap factory, an electronics plant and other light industry--goes directly into the Diyala River, which joins the Tigris seven miles southwest of the plants. At the Al Daura power plant, Baghdad's main source of electricity, Bechtel's main subcontractors, Siemens and General Electric, fled after four Russian contractors were assassinated, according to sources at the plant. Most of the little that has been invested in healthcare, water treatment and sanitation has come from Iraqi oil revenues, managed for most of last year by the Development Fund for Iraq, a US controlled successor to the UN-run Oil for Food program.
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- 2004
20. A Quagmire…in the Making? The Vietnam Question.
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Thomas, Evan, Lipper, Tamara, Isikoff, Michael, Klaidman, Daniel, Meadows, Susannah, and Jordan Sieder, Jill
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RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 , *VIETNAM War, 1961-1975 , *NATIONALISM , *GUERRILLA warfare , *MILITARY occupation , *PRESIDENTS of the United States ,FOREIGN relations of the United States ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,UNITED States armed forces ,FOREIGN opinion of the United States - Abstract
Considers whether the U.S. occupation of Iraq is turning into a quagmire similar to the war in Vietnam. Discussion of President George W. Bush's statements about America's commitment to completing the job in Iraq, despite recent setbacks; Speculation about whether the American people will be willing to make the sacrifices necessary to bring stability and democracy to Iraq; Results of polls on Americans' attitudes towards the occupation; Observation that the occupation of Iraq may be more similar in some ways to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon than the Vietnam war; Claim that there are parallels between Iraq and Vietnam, including the battlefield challenges, the debate over whether to send more troops, the nationalism of the Iraqi people, and the possibility that Iraq--like Vietnam--could turn into an open-ended war for vague or shifting strategic aims on behalf of an ungrateful people; Observation that both Iraq and Vietnam were wars of choice; Comparison between Bush's advisers and Vietnam-era defense secretary Robert McNamara; Claim that the administration's biggest fear is that the U.S. will lose its credibility if it abandons Iraq.
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- 2004
21. LIFE BEHIND ENEMY LINES.
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Bennett, Brian, Ware, Michael, Calabresi, Massimo, Waller, Douglas, Crumley, Bruce, Thompson, Mark, and Walt, Vivienne
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IRAQIS ,INSURGENCY ,GUERRILLA warfare ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Presents a look at the Baathists, terrorists, Islamists and disaffected Iraqis fighting U.S. troops. Descriptions of the various insurgent groups, their leaders, connections and tactics; First-hand account of a mission to hit a U.S. military target; The various groups who are trying to form a better organized base of resistance to U.S. forces; Differing goals which include those who wish to bring back Saddam Hussein and those who believe fighting the infidels is a Koranic imperative.
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- 2003
22. What We Learned From the War TRANSFORMATION TAKES MONEY.
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PUBLIC officers , *IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Presents the text of a speech given by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on May 14, 2003, which deals with the 2003 U.S.-led war against Iraq.
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- 2003
23. What Ever Happened to The Republican Guard?
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McCarthy, Terry, Bennett, Brian, Lacey, Jim, Robinson, Simon, Thompson, Mark, and Weisskopf, Michael
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IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,MILITARY science ,MILITARY personnel ,ARMED Forces ,MILITARY desertion ,DEPLOYMENT (Military strategy) - Abstract
Focuses on the Iraqi soldiers called the Republican Guard and what happened to them during the Iraq War. Methods used by 'Time' magazine to access information regarding the troops in certain battlefields where they were stationed prior to American military moving into Baghdad; Indications that many of the Republican guard survived, but deserted; Details of the deployment of Iraqi troops south of Baghdad; Reports from the military commanders in the field, suggesting the Republican Guard were outmanned and unprepared for American military force; Number of bombs directed at Republican Guard positions.
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- 2003
24. Saddam's War.
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Thomas, Evan, Barry, John, Peraino, Kevin, Dickey, Christopher, Brant, Martha, and Dehghanpisheh, Babak
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MILITARY science , *WAR , *MILITARY strategy , *BIOLOGICAL warfare , *MILITARY tactics ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Examines Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's survival strategy against a possible U.S.-led invasion. How Hussein's stalling tactics could sway international opinion; Outlook for Iraqi resistance as U.S. forces push north out of Kuwait; Views of U.S. intelligence; Probable role of Hussein's elite Republican Guard; Suggested scenarios, including the use of biological weapons; Why Hussein has reason to question U.S. staying power.
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- 2003
25. SIX DEADLY FEARS.
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Mazzetti, Mark, Whitelaw, Kevin, and Lavelle, Marianne
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BIOLOGICAL weapons , *OIL wells , *TERRORISTS , *WAR & society , *WEAPONS of mass destruction , *MILITARY weapons ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,IRAQI politics & government, 1991-2003 - Abstract
Discusses U.S. fears if there should be a war with Iraq. View that the U.S. would win the way, but there are ramifications America must be prepared to deal with; U.S. protocol if Iraqi forces unleash chemical or biological weapons arsenal; What if Saddam Hussein and his forces make a last stand in Baghdad; How to deal with Iraqi oil wells if they are set ablaze; Strategies to deploy if Saddam Hussein intentionally puts civilians in harm's way; How to deal with terrorists who acquire Iraq's weapons of mass destruction; View that Iraq will descend into chaos after Saddam Hussein is ousted.
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- 2003
26. Time Out.
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LIBERALISM , *DISARMAMENT ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Offers observations on the influence of liberal politicians over United States military policies during a period of imminent war against Iraq. The day before the president's address, the world received what should have been the final word on that process in the form of a report by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix. Blix's verdict is positively devastating in its characterization of Iraqi unwillingness to accept disarmament. So we now have reached the conditions under which, according to the standards once urged by most liberals, the United States must disarm Iraq by force. Yet the moderate, respectable opponents of the war--those who claimed they would favor military action if other steps failed--remain, for the most part, unmoved. The editorials of The New York Times are a good showcase of the intellectual incoherence of the liberal war critics. The most curious feature of moderate anti-war sentiment, at the Times and elsewhere, is its refusal to engage with the central question: Would Iraq, if permitted to rebuild its nuclear, biological, and chemical arsenal, pose a threat to the United States?
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- 2003
27. URBAN JUNGLE.
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Mazzetti, Mark
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MILITARY science , *MILITARY readiness ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
The U.S. military is conducting urban warfare exercises for the brigade of the 10th Mountain Division, which launched a 12-hour, simulated house-to-house assault in the dark of night here at the Army's Joint Readiness Training Center. The mission was declared a success, but the numbers were grim: Of the 146 Alpha Company men who led the assault on the city, only 14 remained standing at daybreak. Officially, the battle was for Shughart-Gordon, a phantom city of 29 plywood and cinder block buildings named to honor two Army Delta Force soldiers killed in Somalia in 1993. The Bush administration's declaration that Iraq was in "material breach" of United Nations Security Council resolutions makes a second Gulf War ever more likely. So the military's stepped-up training in urban warfare could be crucial to prying Iraq from Saddam Hussein's grasp. Defense and intelligence officials say Iraq's poorly trained Army and ragtag Air Force pose little threat to the U.S. military in the desert, so they believe Saddam will take the battle into cities like Baghdad and Tikrit. It is on those streets where a disparate collection of Iraqi paramilitary units may await U.S. forces. In addition to three armored Republican Guard brigades encircling Baghdad, Saddam is believed to have 12,500 of his elite Special Republican Guards protecting key locations inside the city. The Saddam Fedayyeen, a thuggish group of soldiers commanded by Saddam's son Uday, and Iraq's Special Security Service are also expected to remain loyal until the end. And U.S. officials are particularly concerned about the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a well-drilled army of 5,000 Iranian dissidents Saddam has trained to launch strikes over Iraq's eastern border.
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- 2002
28. PERSPECTIVES 2002.
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MAXIMS , *DETENTION of persons , *SEGREGATION in the United States , *POLITICAL attitudes ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Presents humorous quotations related to world events from 2002. Justification by U.S. President George W. Bush on trying to remove Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from power; Opinion of Rev. Jerry Falwell that Muhammad was a terrorist; Defense by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of the treatment of Afghan detainees at the naval base in Guantánamo, Cuba; Suggestion by Senate Republican leader Trent Lott that the nation would be much better off if segragationist presidential candidate Strom Thurmond had been elected in 1948; Others.
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- 2002
29. Should the Senate Approve H.J. Res. 114, to Authorize the Use of Military Force Against Iraq?
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Levin, Carl
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LEGISLATIVE resolutions ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Argues against the U.S. Senate approval of the H.J. Resolution 114, authorizing the use of military force against Iraq. Essence of the worldwide to the planned military campaign; Design of an alternative resolution; Importance of dealing with Iraq in a multinational basis.
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- 2002
30. U.S. Government Policy: The Current Situation and How it Evolved.
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WEAPONS of mass destruction ,UNITED States politics & government ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Focuses on the changes and situation of the U.S. government policy toward Iraq. Crisis over the elimination of the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD); Fear of the U.S. government on the capacity of Iraq to provide WMD expertise to terrorists; International reactions to U.S. reprisals against Iraq. INSET: Role of the UN Security Council..
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- 2002
31. INSIDE THE SECRET CAMPAIGN TO TOPPLE SADDAM.
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Elliott, Michael, Calabresi, Massimo, McAllister, J.F.O., Moaveni, Azadeh, Purvis, Andrew, Rees, Matt, and Thompson, Mark
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IRAQ-United States military relations ,WAR ,MILITARY science ,MILITARY policy - Abstract
Discusses measure both the United States and Israel have taken in preparing for war with Iraq. Discussion of the Israeli special forces unit, Shaldag; Mention of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK); Discussion of United Nations weapons inspectors.
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- 2002
32. Takedown.
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Mazzetti, Mark
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MILITARY strategy , *MILITARY science , *MILITARY weapons , *BIOLOGICAL weapons , *PERSIAN Gulf War, 1991 ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,UNITED States armed forces - Abstract
In a secret directive after the U.S. Congress have its official approval for a war against Saddam Hussein's Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush authorized $92 million to support the Iraqi opposition, much of it designated to prepare a modest exile military force for battle alongside American troops. The list of targets the Pentagon is drawing up includes not just chemical weapons sites, presidential palaces, and munitions depots, and not only Saddam himself, but also the hundreds of Baath Party loyalists who keep the Iraqi dictator in power. The U.S. Pentagon will train 3,000 to 5,000 Iraqi dissidents for possible deployment as scouts and target spotters during a military campaign. Unlike during Desert Storm, when the first President Bush rallied a broad international coalition against Iraqi aggression, this time the United States faces being tarred as anti-Muslim. Yet, several key Muslim countries are helping out. The Pentagon is confident that Turkey will allow the United States to base forces for the invasion, and Jordan is currently hosting teams of special operations forces just across Iraq's western border. As many in the military see it, the impending invasion of Iraq is less of a new front in the war on terrorism than a settling of an old score--the final reckoning for an enemy who has violated a cease-fire imposed on him and poses a current and growing threat to American interests. U.S. Defense officials believe that with better sensor technology, unmanned Predator drones loitering above the western desert, and the new Israeli "Arrow" air defense system, they will have more success than during the Gulf War, when about 90 Scuds were launched from Iraq. The campaign will probably include massive leaflet drops, radio and television broadcasts into Baghdad from ground stations, and the Air Force's Commando Solo aircraft.
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- 2002
33. THE TOOLS OF WAR.
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Thompson, Mark
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MILITARY science ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,AIR warfare ,MILITARY supplies - Abstract
Discusses military strategy and weapons available for a United States attack on Iraq. Details of the capabilities of joint direct-attack munition (JDAM) in an air war; Topics of a so-called agent defeat weapons, smart and dumb bombs, what U.S. forces would program the JDAM to hit in Iraq, improvements made to ordinance and guidance systems since the Gulf War, defenses of Iraq, and preparations of U.S. ground troops.
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- 2002
34. Why War?
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Whitelaw, Kevin, Mazzetti, Mark, and Omestad, Thomas
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WAR ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Analyzes the varying opinions on a U.S.-led war against Iraq. Reasons why U.S. President George W. Bush feels Iraq is dangerous; Hussein's power base within Iraq; Method used to determine Iraqi weapons cache; Hussein's efforts to acquire enriched uranium; How to enrich non-bomb-grade uranium; Problems for planning war based on conflicting intelligence reports; Possible link between al-Qaeda and Iraq; Likelihood and consequences of Hussein using weapons; Risks of going to war; Psychological opinions about Hussein. INSETS: Saddam's workshop;Rogue threats.
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- 2002
35. Palace Intrigue.
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Dickey, Christopher, Norland, Rod, and Barry, John
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PALACES ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Reports on the United States desire to have unfettered access into the palaces of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Reasons behind inspecting palaces; Comments by former weapons inspectors, Scott Ritter, Robert Gallucci and Charles Duelfer claiming Iraqi deceit; Claims by Ritter that United States had ulterior motives in 1995 palace inspections; Comments by a civil engineer who worked on Hussein's palaces; Claims of former Hussein bodyguard that the palaces have refrigerated rooms filled with containers of unknown content.
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- 2002
36. OPEC has a brand-new groove.
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Fox, Justin
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PETROLEUM industry ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Reports on the status of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Agreement reached at a meeting in Osaka, Japan, to leave oil production quotas unchanged; Statement from Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali Al-Naimi, who is credited with turning OPEC into a businesslike organization; Prices for barrels of oil; Effects of OPEC on the international economy; Relations with the West; Goal of OPEC to bring stability to the oil market through reliable supplies and stable prices; Effects of a possible U.S. attack on Iraq.
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- 2002
37. Words of War.
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Walsh, Kenneth T., Omestad, Thomas, Mazzetti, Mark, and Whitelaw, Kevin
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IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Focuses on the views of U.S. President George W. Bush toward war with Iraq. Emotions of Bush concerning the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; Belief that the attack on the U.S. was also an attack on ideology; Perception of Bush that the regime of Saddam Hussein is a danger to the U.S.
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- 2002
38. Rumsfeld's War.
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Thomas, Evan, Peraino, Kevin, Brant, Martha, Hirsh, Michael, and Gutman, Roy
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WEAPONS of mass destruction , *CABINET officers , *MILITARY policy ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Reports on the aggressive attitude of United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, concerning Iraq and Saddam Hussein. Discussion of his efforts to influence President George W. Bush in his decision to invade Iraq because it has developed weapons of mass destruction; Background on Rumsfeld, his relationship with Vice President Dick Cheney, and how he is viewed by other advisors in the Bush administration.
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- 2002
39. How a War With Iraq Will Change the World.
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Powell, Bill
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IRAQ-United States military relations ,BALANCE of power - Abstract
Discusses the outlook for and consequences of a United States war with Iraq. Reasons to oust the regime of Saddam Hussein, including his efforts to develop a nuclear capability that would alter the balance of power in the Middle East; Idea that a U.S. invasion against Saddam will prompt him to use weapons of mass destruction to widen the war, especially against Israel; Role of Saudi Arabia in the rationale for not attacking Saddam; Impact of the cost of another war like Desert Storm on the U.S. economy.
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- 2002
40. Deja Vu All Over Again.
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Thomas, Evan, Barry, John, and Zarembo, Alan
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MILITARY mobilization , *WEAPONS , *WEAPONS inspections , *POLITICAL attitudes ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Focuses on the November 1998 standoff between United States President Bill Clinton and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Saddam's refusal to comply with United Nations weapons inspections; US threats of military attack, and Saddam's apparent retreat from his position; US efforts to weaken Saddam; Effects of bombing Iraq; The risks of going to war; Cost of mobilizing forces in response to crises caused by Saddam.
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- 1998
41. The Whites of His Eyes.
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McGeary, Johanna, Dowell, William, MacLeod, Scott, Thompson, Mark, and Waller, Douglas
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IRAQI foreign relations ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,DIPLOMATIC negotiations in international disputes ,POLITICAL attitudes - Abstract
Describes plans to bomb Iraq due to Saddam Hussein's refusal to allow United Nations (UN) weapons inspections. Role of national security adviser Sandy Berger; Consideration of what to do after an attack, and what to do if Saddam capitulated; Plans for military action by the United States; International opinion leaving Saddam isolated; Iraq's strategy; Concerns about US credibility; Saddam's grievances against the UN. INSET: The President's Triggerman, by Douglas Waller.
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- 1998
42. The Clash of Historical Analogies and Their Influence on Decision-Making: The Case of Iraqi Reconstruction Under George W. Bush.
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Prémont, Karine, David, Charles-Philippe, and Boucher, Vincent
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RECONSTRUCTION in the Iraq War, 2003-2011 , *TWENTY-first century , *DIPLOMATIC history , *POSTWAR reconstruction , *DECISION making in political science , *IRAQ War, 2003-2011 ,FOREIGN relations of the United States ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Contrary to the conventional wisdom in the literature on United States foreign policy, there was no consensus within the George W. Bush Administration on the parallel between the reconstruction of Iraq and that of post-Second World War Germany and Japan. Systematic analysis of available sources shows that the decision-makers drew a large number of different historical analogies—73 in all. This analysis takes a fresh look at the use of analogies regarding Iraqi reconstruction. We divide the period of April 2003 to June 2008 into four phases, in each of which a different analogy predominates—Afghanistan, Germany and Japan, the Cold War, and Vietnam. Analysis of the analogies embraced by five distinct groups within the Administration’s decision-making team—nationalist hawks, neoconservatives, administrators of Iraq, realist internationalists and the president—clarifies the affinities and tensions amongst them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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43. IS THIS RUSSIA’S MOMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
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Greenstock, Jeremy
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HISTORY of diplomacy , *GEOPOLITICS , *RUSSIA-Ukraine Conflict, 2014- , *HEGEMONY , *HISTORY , *TWENTY-first century ,RUSSIAN foreign relations, 1991- ,SYRIAN foreign relations, 1971- ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,GREAT Britain-Russia relations - Abstract
Sir Jeremy Greenstock, formerly British permanent representative to the UN, who has had long experience of dealing with Russia in the context of diplomacy, considers whether the current moment of Russian dominance in Syria and the Middle East, combined with the recent general disengagement of the western powers in the region, could be considered as marking the beginning of a general period of Russian hegemony in the Middle East. The article takes into account the global geopolitical situation, the recent history of Russia and the Middle East, the consequences of western intervention in Iraq, and the motivations of the Russian government particularly in view of its recent engagement in Ukraine. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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44. An indefensible budget.
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Isaacs, John
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MILITARY spending , *MILITARY weapons ,UNITED States armed forces appropriations & expenditures ,IRAQ-United States military relations ,UNITED States Congress personnel - Abstract
Comments on the military budget of the U.S. in 2005. Total amount of the formal defense budget requested by the U.S. administration; Estimated costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan which is not included in the request; Military weapons included in the budget; Statements of U.S. senators regarding the huge budget allotted in military spending.
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- 2005
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45. Democrats speak up.
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Isaacs, John
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MILITARY intelligence , *INTELLIGENCE service , *PUBLIC opinion polls ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Relates the opposition of U.S. Democrats to President George W. Bush's use of military intelligence to lead the nation into war against Iraq in 2003. Amendment adopted by the U.S. Senate on July 7, 2003; Other issues faced by the Bush administration; Indications of a Pew Research Center poll released on July 8.
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- 2003
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46. Saddam's dark threat.
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Thomas, Evan and Breslau, Karen
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WEAPONS of mass destruction ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Focuses on the threats presented by the crisis in relations between the United States and Iraq in November 1997. The fear of weapons of mass destruction; Inability to predict or defend against the weapons that Saddam Hussein has at his disposal; President Bill Clinton's apparent determination to respond; Background of the crisis; The fragility of the coalition of allies against Iraq. INSETS: The terrain, the targets, the troops.;Bundled out of Baghdad, by Alan Dacey.;Playing from the rough, by Howard Fineman..
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- 1997
47. Targeting Saddam.
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Watson, Russell and Barry, John
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IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Focuses on the implications of Saddam Hussein's expulsion of United States arms inspectors from Iraq in November of 1997. Evidence that Saddam is restoring his capability to build an arsenal including chemical and biological agents; Collapse of the coalition that drove Saddam's army out of Kuwait in 1991; Question of what can be done to stop Saddam from building doomsday weapons.
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- 1997
48. Raising the stakes.
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Barry, John and Watson, Russell
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IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Looks at the war of nerves between American President Bill Clinton and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 1996, regarding the military conflicts between their countries. Hussein's flexing of military muscles five years after the gulf war, including firing on United States aircraft; Hussein's slight backing down; American allies' lack of interest in a fight.
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- 1996
49. Standing tall, for now.
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Fineman, Howard and Sonenshine, Tara
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IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Reports on the United States' military strike against Iraq, the country led by old nemesis Saddam Hussein. President Bill Clinton's order for the strike, after Iraqi troops and tanks swept into the Kurdish city of Erbil in northern Iraq; Infighting between Kurdish factions the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party; Reaction of American allies to the United States strike.
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- 1996
50. WHY WAR?
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Tucker, Robert W.
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MILITARY policy , *WAR , *INTERNATIONAL sanctions ,IRAQ-United States military relations - Abstract
Argues against the need for the U.S. to launch a war against Iraq. Comparison of the response of the U.S. to military events in the Persian Gulf in 1980 and in 1990; Attempts made by Iraq to take control of the Gulf region; Dependence of the developed and developing economies on the energy resources in the Gulf; Response of President George Bush's administration to Iraqi seizure of Kuwait; Public reaction to Iraq's aggression; Purposes that the U.S. military action in Iraq must serve; Reasons why the public has not responded positively to the prospect of war against Iraq; Dilemma faced by the U.S. government in resolving the military crisis; Need to combine sanctions with military forces to resolve the issue.
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- 1990
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