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The Iraqi Conflict, 2005.
This paper discusses the advice that Machiavelli's "Prince" and Socrates' "Golden Guardian" would give President Bush regarding the Iraqi conflict.
945 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper explains that Machiavelli's advice regarding the conflict between the Iraqi insurgents and President Bush would be explicit regarding the governance of Iraq: Do not leave governance up to the democratic will of the people because this will only stimulate chaos and revolt and allow minority clerics to stimulate discontent among fundamentalist sympathizers in Iraq. The author points out that Machiavelli would see it foolish for 'Prince' George Bush's own interests to attempt to create a Constitutional democracy in Iraq, which would self-destruct, and thus endanger his own power. The paper relates that Plato from his ideal Socratic oligarchy might agree that democracy would not be the ideal path for Iraq to follow; the problem with Socrates' analysis is that he seems to suggest the most faithful rather than the most popular should hold political sway but, when philosophical correctness within the dominant faith is polarized between Sunni and Shiite, a religious theocracy would be a disaster.
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"Machiavelli would see a democratically elected, Constitutional Prince as anathema and unwise in this situation. In Chapter V of "The Prince", he specifically denotes what should be done concerning the governance of "those states which have been acquired," as Iraq has, through warfare and occupation. For states unlike Iraq, that "have been accustomed to live under their own laws and in freedom," such states should be allowed to remain free and constitutionally governed. "Because such a government, being created by the prince, knows that it cannot stand without his friendship and interest, and does its utmost to support him; and therefore he who would keep a city accustomed to freedom will hold it more easily by the means of its own citizens than in any other way.""
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Britain and the Iraq Conflict, 2002.
This paper reviews Britain's position on its participation in the current Iraqi conflict by examining public opinion polls.
2,540 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This paper explains that Britain?s government rarely undertakes actions that are not either popular or predicted to be popular. Therefore, Tony Blair relies largely on ?focus groups? designed to poll popular opinion before undertaking any serious legislative measures. The author points out that a war for public opinion in the polls is a war between demographics, where similar people will answer the opinion poll in like fashion. The paper concludes that, even if most Britons think of the Iraqi conflict in terms of a glorified television spectacle, their leaders have not forgotten the benefits Britain once enjoyed supporting the old regime.
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"According to the Reuters news organization, a poll released on Saturday, April 5th, 51% of Britons see ?a high death toll as a price worth paying for victory in the nation's war against Iraq,? according to the YouGov polling organization. This number falls only slightly short of the 55% of Britons that support the war, but is vastly different from pre-war polls, which found two thirds of UK residents opposed to declaring war on Iraq without United Nations support."
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Modern Iraq's History of Social Conflict, 2006.
A discussion of the various social and political conflicts that have troubled Iraq in modern times.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses the social and political conflicts that have plagued modern Iraqi history. The paper argues that the current war in Iraq is the result of unresolved tensions betwen ethnic and religious factions in the country.
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"Political scientist Michael J Sodaro's writing of the myriad factors impacting upon the process of democratization now underway in post-Saddam Iraq argues that the most critical variable with the potential to disrupt..."
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The Vietnam War and the Iraqi War, 2004.
This paper compares the similarities of the Vietnam War and the Iraqi War.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses that the world of nations is becoming embittered because the United States demonstrated an unethical utilization of military and political power in the Vietnam War and the Iraqi War. The author believes that the War on Iraq, like the War in Vietnam, was a mere ploy of politicians attempting to prove their superiority. The paper relates that the Vietnam War was fought to free the Vietnamese from a dictator the U.S. previously supported and that the war on Iraq was fought, again, to free the Iraqis from a dictator the U.S. previously supported.
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"The Vietnam War was fought on the basis of freedom, democracy and the need to hinder the spread of the evil of Communism. The slogan of the times was that if the spread of communism was not stalled America would soon lose its freedom and democracy the world over would be wiped out. These words may seem dramatic to the rational mind but to really understand the mood of the time such words must be used. The government of the time played on the emotional fear of the people through propaganda to make them believe that unless they supported the Vietnam War they would be unpatriotic and cause the nation to lose its sovereignty. Though Vietnam was thousands of miles away the war soon reached the borders of the US for as the war began so did dissent."
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Illicit Iraqi Oil Contracts, 2007.
This paper discusses the work "Oil for What? Illicit Iraqi Oil Contracts and the UN Security Council" by P. Heaton.
1,483 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 49.95
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In this article, Heaton's work, the United Nation's Iraqi Oil-For-Food program and its suspected illicit dealings, are investigated. The writer points out that over a 6 1/2 year period, beginning in 1996, more than 1,300 oil contracts were issued, with the intended purpose of humanitarian relief for the Iraqi people. However, the writer shows that many have questioned whether all of the money transferred during contract issuance through oil extraction went to the humanitarian aid for which it was originally intended. The writer discusses that Heaton looks to answer the economic question of whether or not Saddam Hussein utilized these contracts to line his personal coffers, as well for the purchase of weapons.
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"This is an important question that needs to be answered for two reasons. First, the United Nations needs to understand not only where their Oil-For-Food program went right, but also where it went wrong. The idea behind the program is a sound one. It allows the U.N. to economically sanction a country, punishing its leaders, but still be compassionate to the general populace that have little to no choice in their country's matters. However, as this work demonstrates, if there are loopholes in the program, and the details are not sufficiently considered, the punishments, meant by the economic sanctions, will barely be felt by those in power. And, in fact, despite rules to the contrary, sanctioned countries cannot only acquire the hard currency they desire, but also weapons as well, circumventing restrictions. The article implies that Hussein was able to offer oil contracts significantly below market value, in exchange for kickbacks, which were given when the contracts were resold to other individuals or organizations, to actually extract the oil, closer to market price."
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Iraqi Women in the U.K., 2007.
A study of re-settlement experiences of Iraqi-Kurdish women migrants in the U.K.
4,712 words (approx. 18.8 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 121.95
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The objective of this paper is to conduct a review of literature relating to the re-settlement experiences of Iraqi-Kurdish Muslim women asylum seekers who currently live in the Dover area. It examines how the plight of the migrant and refugee Iraqi-Kurdish women is one that is complex in that the country of origin and the country of destination have differential rules of law and society. It also discusses how this can be defined in terms of acceptable or illegal behavior in the treatment of women.
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Introduction
Profile of the Kurdish People
History of the Kurdish People
Western Media Propaganda has Negatively Affected Perception of the Kurds
The Demands of Kurdish Women upon the Government Relating to Education
Healthcare is Almost Non-Existent for Kurdish Refugee and Immigrant Women
Factors in the Lives of Kurdish Refugee and Immigrant Women
Postmodernism and Feminism
Human Rights Watch Urges E.U. to Establish Definition of Fundamental Rights
Current State of Affairs for Refugees and Migrant People in Britain
Migration has Gender-Dimension
Battered Migrant, Refugee and Immigrant Women - Legal Aspects
Summary of Literature Review
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"The Kurds are a diverse ethnic group living across Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and provinces of the former USSR. The Kurds have suffered persecution because of being 'stateless' and persecution in Iraq has been the most noted. Women hold a high place in the family of the Kurdish clans which are based on paternal lines. (Cultural Diversity in Health, 2006) The Kurdish people are reported to be the single largest ethnic group in the world without a country of their own. The area called Kurdistan is home to 25 million of these people which is a mountainous region stretching some 200,000 miles from the southeastern edge of Turkey, along the Syrian northeastern border touching north Iraq and west Iran. Those who flee the era do so to the Middle East, Central Asia, Australia Europe and North America. "
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Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003.
A review of the logistics effort for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper looks Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. Department of Defense name for the invasion of Iraq in 2003. It highlights medical logistics and logistics lessons for the future and concludes that the logistics effort for Operation Iraqi was efficient and effective.
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Iraqi Prisoner Abuse, 2005.
This paper examines Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse in Iraqi.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper notes that examining the impact of media reports about the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison reveals the powerful emotional impact of photographs and video. The author points out that only minor attention was paid to the story until shocking visual evidence of abuse became available. The paper contends that the media controversy generated by Abu Ghraib demonstrated that reality itself has become a prisoner in America, bound and chained by political ideology and vulnerable to the whims of those in authority.
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"In examining the impact of media reports about the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American military personnel in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, it is significant that only minor attention was paid to the story until shocking photographs and videos became available. Visual proof of prisoner abuse (Kick) altered the American public's perceptions of reality in a fundamental way and revealed the shallow and superficial knowledge many Americans have of what is happening in the world. The Abu Ghraib debacle and the controversy it generated exposed the manipulative nature of the Bush Administration and the mainstream media establishment, which both benefit from portraying American military operations as idealistic crusades against "evil.""
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Iraqi Immigration, 2005.
Looks at the causes of the immigration of Iraqis to the West.
1,716 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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By highlighting Iraqi immigration to the West over the past three decades, this paper demonstrates that the majority are forced into immigration due to Iraq's intolerable political and economic circumstances, which are made worse by wars. The paper includes examples of abuse against minorities. It looks at the aim of immigration, including a chance to work, to earn a suitable living, and the opportunity to educate their children. The paper examines the immigration laws of countries, such as Britain and Iran, as well as the European Union, and examines security issues.
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"Arab immigrants, including refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants, leave their countries for reasons due to the unfavorable political and economic climate of Arab nations. Most of the twenty-two Arab countries have undemocratic governments which neither respect the concept of human rights nor their own national human rights laws. Egypt, considered one of the moderate Arab countries, prosecutes homosexuals, tortures and imprisons them. Sudan, a radical Arab country, abuses and prosecutes its Christian population. In Lebanon, one of the most liberal Arab countries, most of the religious groups prosecute one another. Saudi Arabia, which considers itself to represent Islam, does not even appear to recognize the humanness of women. Considering that these abuses are also occurring, mostly, in economic climates of extreme poverty, some Arabs find life in their countries unbearable. This feeling encourages them to immigrate with the dream that they might become citizens of a country which will protect and respect their humanity, give them the chance to work and earn a suitable living and offer them the opportunity to educate their children and give them the chance to have a better future. One can appreciate and sympathize with the causes for Arab immigration but must also understand the effects it has on immigrant countries as a way of comprehending why immigrants are often unwelcome and mistreated. Highlighting Iraqi immigration to the West over the past three decades will demonstrate that the majority are forced into immigration due to Iraq's intolerable political and economic circumstances, made worse by wars. However, few Iraqis found welcoming environments in their immigrant countries and are forced to live as second class citizens because of popular anti-immigration feelings among the citizens of those countries, motivated by the belief that this phenomenon has negative political and economic effects."
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The Afghanistan and Iraqi Campaigns, 2005.
Discusses the strategic goals of the Afghanistan and Iraqi campaigns.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines the grand strategic rationale of the Afghanistan and Iraqi conflicts. The paper lexamines the two wars separately and together and discusses what both countries have to offer that make them desirable to imperial powers.
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Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2006.
A look at the logistical issues encountered during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This essay highlights some of the more pressing logistical issues that have emerged during the course of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In addition to listing and explaining the number of logistical challenges that were faced and surmounted to varying degrees of success, the author of the paper also evaluates the logistical response of the military during OIF. The paper's conclusion includes some remarks regarding whether or not the demonstrated logistical inadequacies during OIF were systematic or simply circumstantial.
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"Without question, there were significant logistical issues for the U.S. Armed Forces surrounding Operation Iraqi Freedom, specifically with the ability of supply to meet the demand of a very mobile military force. The purpose of this essay is to highlight some of the more pressing logistical issues that have emerged during the course of OIF. In addition to listing and explaining the number of logistical challenges that were faced and surmounted to varying degrees of success, I also intend to evaluate the logistical response of the military during OIF. My conclusion will include some remarks regarding whether or not the demonstrated logistical inadequacies during OIF were systematic or simply circumstantial. Combat situations will always place an more significant strain upon military logistical support services, especially when the conflict is geared towards the offensive as it was during OIF (Thurmond, 2004). Class handout 12-1 (n.d.) identifies a number of primary logistical..."
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Problems in U.S.-Iraqi Relations, 2002.
This paper examines the historical context of the problematic relations between the United States and Iraq before and after the Cold War.
1,171 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines the issues and problems in the US-Iraqi relations, from the era of the cold war to the present. The relationship between the two countries has changed in line with regional conflicts afflicting the Persian Gulf region. The author traces the origins of the conflict with emphasis on the role of Iran in facilitating the problem.
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"Problems in US-Iraqi relations go back to the era of the Cold War. The relationship between the two countries has been complicated, and is often influenced by the regional and Geo-political issues of the period in history. During the cold war, Iraq was a socialist country and an ally of the former Soviet Union, which was engaged in a costly armament competition with the United States. The roots of the current problems between both countries have taken greater significance from the overthrow of the Shah of Iran, a former ally of the United States. Saudi Arabia along with Iran were allies of the United States, but a fundamentalist insurrection in Iran led by Ayatollah Khomeni deposed the ruling monarchy in Iran, and Khomeni reached the pinnacles of power when he made a triumphant return from exile back to Tehran. Fundamental Islamic students from Iranian Universities took American hostages at the time, and relations with the United States under Jimmy Carter had taken a turn for the worse. As America lost Iran as an ally, it began to court Iraq, which soon was engaged with Iran in a very bloody civil war over a piece of water way to the Persian Gulf. The Iran-Iraq civil war of the eighties consumed over 1 million lives."
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Iraqi State-Building, 2005.
An analysis of the reasons why Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq have never been able to get along and how their differences have impacted Iraqi state-building.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 15 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper shall examine why it is that the Sunnis and Shiites of Iraq, who desperately need to work together if they are to find lasting peace and if the new Iraq is to be more stable and democratic than the old Iraq, are thus far unable to do so. In particular, the paper looks at the religious, political and institutional factors that have driven a wedge between the two groups. Ultimately, the paper concludes that knowing what went wrong in the past is the crucial first step to avoid the same mistakes in the future.
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"For those unfamiliar with the ethnic and group hostility that often percolates below the surface of Iraqi society, the often-acrimonious relationship between Iraqi Sunnis and Iraqi Shias (Shiite) occasionally defies easy explanation. As Martin Woollacott (2004) of the UK Guardian notes, "[F]amilies and tribes in Iraq have Sunni and Shia branches, intermarriage has not been uncommon, and both branches of Islam suffered persecution under Saddam," although Shias fared worse at the hands of that particular dictator than did their Sunni counterparts (para.11). Woollacott proceeds to point out that both parties have a vested mutual interest in working together, inasmuch as proof that they can do so is one of the most promising means by which they can expedite the ejection of American military personnel from Iraq (2004, para.11)."
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France and Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2004.
This paper takes France's side as to why the country did not take part in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
1,498 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains why France did not join in the war against Iraq. It discusses the economic reason for this decision, as well as France's national objectives. The writer takes the opinion that the war was wrong in Iraq and explains why the U.S. really went to war.
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"When Operation Iraqi Freedom began, the United States seemed to be at war with not just Iraq, but France too. But this was not a war fought on battlefields, instead a war over words and ideals. France believed that the U.S. had no part in stepping in against Iraq and their leader, Saddam Hussein. Realistically, the United States had no choice but to disregard the French people. In going to war in Iraq, the United States stepped up to a challenge that the French were unwilling to, but were the French right in going against actions in Iraq?"
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French-Iraqi Economic Relations, 2002.
An examination of French-Iraqi economic relations and the reasons for French opposition to the war against Saddam Hussein.
1,356 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses the French attitude towards the war effort to disarm Iraq and how France remains opposed to the use of force to achieve such goals. It looks at how the French position is influenced by its economic ties with Iraq, which is its largest trading partner in the Middle East region. It evaluates how the reasons for the French position range from political considerations to economic interest and analyzes some of these interests and the future consequences of war on them.
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"Preventing war against Iraq would help France maintain its economic interest in Iraq. As its former colony, France does not want the United States to replace it; such condition would lead to a loss of the French influence in the region. There are charges that the US is also interested in the Iraqi oil, and if Iraq were defeated, the United States would become the temporary ruler in Iraq, and would gain from such effort, by winning oil concessions. Clearly, it is not in France?s interest to be pushed aside in Iraq, it is also a blow not only to its prestige, but also to its economic interests."
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