On July 7, the Norwich Bulletin published brief biographies for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. I had not yet taken time to familiarize myself with the current Commissioners […]
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Tag: Foreign Policy & Military & War
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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., […]
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Journal 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 […]
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Journal 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 […]
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Journal 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 […]
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Journal 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 […]
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Journal 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 […]
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Journal 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 […]
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Americans 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 […]
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A Make-Over to Disguise Ugly U.S. Policy
A Make-Over to Disguise Ugly U.S. Policy by Dr. Ivan Eland After defeating al Qaeda, at least in their own minds, top officials of the Bush administration are now contemplating […]
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