Colin L. Powell Born and raised in New York Colin Powell transcended through the ranks to retire as four-star general in the United States Army. A trailblazer, Colin Powell was the first African American to serve as Chairman Joint Chief of Staff and United States Secretary of State (Colin Powell, n.d). In this paper I will discuss why I believe Colin Powell is a visionary leader, ethical leader and how it is relevant to me by providing examples of his character through his writings and his actions
The invasion of Iraq by the US military in 2003 is considered as one of the most controversial actions taken by the US in modern history (Lynch and Singh, 2008, p.148). The decision to remove Saddam Hussain’s regime can be said to be motivated by many reasons and varieties of perspectives (Duffield, 2005). There is no consensus among scholars on the real motivation behind such decision but the decision to go to war can be understood from economic, ideological, political and strategic motives. The
War With Iraq: Is It Worth It? What does the United States have to gain from a war with Iraq? Supporters of a war with Iraq say it will help prevent the risk of an attack by a weapons of mass destruction developed by Iraq. Critics of a military action that say nothing will be gained, and the U.S. just wants to obtain the oil that Iraq controls. They claim that casualties will be too costly for America to afford. Nonetheless, America should act while others will not for fear of disturbing
"An American Attack on Iraq Was Not Justified" The 2003 Iraq War lasted less than three weeks. It began in the early morning hours of March 20, when American missiles struck Baghdad. By April 9, U.S. forces had advanced into Baghdad. By April 15 Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had vanished, and U.S. and allied officials pronounced the end of major combat operations. Although the war itself was short, arguments over whether it was justified had been made for months and years prior to the attack, and
that has been brought up by others who believe the invasion of Iraq was illegal. However, the failed diplomatic policies of the United States are what led to the failed invasion of Iraq. George W. Bush sent an invasion to Iraq with only Congress approving his “Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002”. However, he did not have the authorization he needed from the United Nations, therefore, the invasion of Iraq was illegal. It is true that Saddam Hussein was killing his
Weapons Inspection Team Knowing the history of chemical weapons and their devastating effects will help explain the reasoning for the development of weapons inspection team and why their success is vital to world peace. This paper will provide a small amount of history on chemical weapons, discuss the history of the weapons inspection teams and explain how the members are selected and trained. Incidents of the use of weapons of mass destruction will be mentioned which explain the reason for the development
States initiated a preemptive war on Iraq. This war garnered much controversy, but there were genuine reasons as to why the United States should have invaded Iraq. One reason being that Intelligence reports indicated that Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi dictator, was aiding terrorist groups and was stockpiling weapons that were capable of mass destruction. Given Saddam Hussein's threats to “burn half of Israel”, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, and the chemical weapons that Iraq used in its war with Iran, this made
Britain invaded Iraq without the United Nations support The United States in 2003 invaded Iraq and captured Saddam Many Iraqi Civilians were content for the end of Saddam's regime but were unhappy about foreign occupation The main reason why the US invaded Iraq in 2003 was because the bush administration had said that Iraq had Weapons of mass destruction(WMDs) WMD is defined as a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon which can cause death of millions of individuals and destruction Saddam Hussein
also included the Iraq War. The Iraq War was a long time coming with the hostility and aggression of the country. Iraq continued to resist attempts at peace made by both the United States and the United Nations. The twelve years of diplomacy employed by Iraqi officials was just a facade, a tactic to stall for more time according to the source document President George W. Bush’s announcement of US invasion of Iraq. The repeated attempts of the world to try and peacefully disarm Iraq of its catastrophic
The Reason for Going to War Since the beginning of the war on Iraq, over 8243 civilians, 11000 Iraqi soldiers and 642 Coalition soldiers have died. There has not been one day since a US soldier was killed and since the beginning of the occupation, 39750 bombs have been dropped and $117 billion dollars have been spent. And no weapons of mass destruction have been found. This was precisely the reason that President George Bush wanted to go to war over. In his speech to the nation informing
1991 when the Iraq president Hussein decided to take over the Kuwait territory which had vast oil reserves located in the Persian fields. The war was marked by a coalition of many nations that joined the U.S. in withdrawing the Iraq military from Kuwait and the neighboring countries like Saudi Arabia and Israel. Iraq war occurred between 2003 and 2011 with the attack of Iraq by the U.S. through alliances of other nations like the U.K. This paper will compare and contrast the gulf and Iraq war to explain
Chemical Weapons - Weapons of Mass Destruction Chemical weapons and their use is one of the most important issues facing the world today. Not only is the use of such weapons highly controversial, but also the very idea of such weapons of mass destruction being in the hands of dangerous leaders. Next to nuclear weapons they are the most feared, and the prospect of these weapons not only concerns people, but also frightens them. As a result of these fears, America has entered a new war that could
attempted to justify their invasion as a humanitarian endeavor. This post-hoc justification called into question whether the Iraq War was actually a humanitarian intervention. The 2003 war represents one of the first times a group of intervening states have justified their actions citing the humanitarian outcomes that came about from non-humanitarian concerns. A major concern with the Iraq War was that the United Nation’s Security Council did not authorize the intervention, calling to question the legality
My answer is bring 'em on.” Bush creates a sense of fear among the American people that the nation is under attack, but is very patriotic and confident to the point that Americans will trust him. Moore shows that the war is pointless and invading Iraq does not make sense. In the film, Moore goes around D.C. and asks senators and other officials of congress to sign their child up for the war and none of them signed the forms. That clearly shows that members of the government do not support and want
Early in the Administration long before 9/11 attack and war talk CIA Director George Tenet knew that Iraq was going to be a concern for Bush administration. Andy Card the president Chief of staff had a conversation with President Bush about the role of the president. He told the President you are the only one will be able to make the decision to send young men and women to war. September 11 change President Bush thought process about all the responsibility of a president, September 11 made the
is the cause of frequent controversial debates with interviewees. This approach can be seen most appropriately in the film’s investigation on the media’s role in the war on Iraq. In these scenes, the film’s renowned director/producer John Pilger questions journalists who originally reported the events that took place in Iraq. In retrospect, many of the journalists agree that they did not get all of the facts and instead simply reported what they were told to report by their superiors. Similar to
Getting Iraq Out of Kuwait Operation desert storm was known as The First Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm Shield, and Mother of All Battles. It all began when the dictator of Iraq ordered his army to enter into Kuwait. Kuwait was a major oil supplier for the United States. The purpose of operation desert storm was to remove Iraq out of Kuwait (www.history.com). To accomplish their goal, the United States had to join together with their allies, plan to destroy Iraq’s military and weapons, and battle
The war in Vietnam and the war in Iraq differ in many ways such as; the reason for war, US support, the cost, number of deaths, and the time and place. In this essay I am going to compare the Vietnam War with the war in Iraq describing three ways in which the war in Vietnam differs from the war in Iraq. Three of the ways the two wars differ are the reason for war, number of deaths, and the cost. The Vietnam War was a war over communism that started in 1950, when Ho Chi Minh, the national leader
regime of Saddam Hussein began looking like a very promising presidency for the Iraqi people. His goal of absolute domination in the Arab region, turned him into a feared menace among his people. Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 in Tikrit, Iraq. Hussein’s father, whose occupation was a shepherd, vanished without a trace several months before Saddam was born and he never returned home to Saddam, his brother or his wife. A few months later and after the disappearance of Hussein’s father, his
target to be Saudi Arabia the largest oil producer and exporter. That prompted the United States to fight and other NATO allies such as many of the arab nation leading a anti Iraq coalition.The U.S-led a massive air offensive known as operation Desert Storm on the troops in Kuwait. The war ended in 1991 with the withdrawal of Iraq from kuwait over 8,000 to 100,000 Iraqi soldiers died in comparison to the coalition which lost about 300 soldiers.