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Journal Entry Four for IR396: Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I
Journal Entry Four for IR396 Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I American Military University Prior to the launch of the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and U.K., […]
Read moreJournal Entry Three for IR396: Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I
Journal Entry Three for IR396 Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I American Military University In The Greatest Threat, Richard Butler chronicles his work as chairman of UNSCOM inspecting and […]
Read moreJournal Entry Five for IR396: Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I
Journal Entry Five for IR396 Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I American Military University Following my discharge from active duty in 1995, I was particularly concerned about the status […]
Read moreJournal Entry Seven for IR396: Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I
Journal Entry Seven for IR396 Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I American Military University In The Generals’ War, Michael R. Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor mention the January […]
Read moreJournal Entry Six for IR396: Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I
Journal Entry Six for IR396 Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I American Military University Looking back on the buildup to the ground war in 1990, prompted by further readings […]
Read moreJournal Entry Two for IR396: Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I
Journal Entry Two for IR396 Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I American Military University In 1991, when the Coalition forces began their push to supplant Saddam’s forces from Kuwait […]
Read moreJournal Entry One for IR396: Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I
Journal Entry One for IR396 Contemporary Issues in the Persian Gulf I American Military University Upon reading the assigned writings for this week, I was thrust back to the summer […]
Read moreAmericans Are Finally Waking Up to the Failure of U.S. Policy in Iraq
Americans Are Finally Waking Up to the Failure of U.S. Policy in Iraq by Dr. Ivan Eland Although the American people slept through the facile national debate about whether the […]
Read moreBurning the First Amendment
From the good folks at Veterans for Common Sense: Yesterday, the House passed H.J.Res.10, supporting a constitutional amendment banning the "desecration" of the Flag. Passing with only 8 votes more […]
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