Obvious Diversity in Iraq with an Ambiguous Identity, - Kurds as a Case Study* - Sidqi M.S.Yassen University of Dohuk Kurdistan Region –Iraq Sidqi.yassen@uod.ac Sidqi2004@yahoo.com Mob: 009647504996535 ABSTRACT This paper aims at showing the problem of ethnic, religion and linguistic diversity in Iraq which effects negatively on Iraqi Identity. This diversity is regarded as one of the most obstacle of instability in Iraq since the beginning of the 20th century. Differences and varieties were

Evolved from tyranny, Iraq currently operates under a government framework resembling a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic. Iraq first declared independence from the League of Nations on October 3, 1932. Since then, various steps have been taken to further its government. This includes the transfer of power to the Iraqi Interim Government in 2004 and the establishment of its first constitution in 2005. Now, the Iraqi government is a multi-party system that consists of three

Saddam Hussein has been regarded for centuries as a lethal dictator that led Iraq into the despair and poverty we see today. However, despite his dictatorial methods of leading his country, Hussein accomplished some astonishing heights for his beloved country; heights that were destroyed by the American invasion in 2001. Now, it seems that the question on everyone’s lips is; “Was Iraq better before or after the American invasion?” Many would argue ‘after’ indefinitely, however, many Iraqi citizens

The reader will first be provided with a brief introduction that will discuss the events that led to the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War, as well as some of the major events that took place during the war. Then, this essay will examine the main reasons for U.S. involvement in the war. First will be discussed the U.S. strategy in the Middle East prior to the outbreak of the war, before analyzing the Americans' most important strategic interests in the region that led not only to their involvement in

The issue of the Iraq war is still one of the most controversial wars that the United States has ever led. Before the 9/11 attacks, the United States starting a war against Iraq, would have been highly unlikely. In 2003, the United States backed by the United Kingdom, decided to invade Iraq. One of the main reasons that led to this decision was the fact that Iraq was thought to have weapons of mass destruction, which would pose a threat both to the United States of America and, by extension, to the

The war in Iraq 20 March 2003 was the day everything changed, this was the day Americans stepped foot onto that foreign desert land that we now know of as Iraq. Many people have their own opinion about if the United States made the right decision deciding to go to war with this country. There are both positive and negative attributes that have come from us going to war. As stated before Americans are either for this decision or against. Personally, I am against us going to war due to: the lies and

history was made. George W. Bush sent American troops to invade Iraq in an attempt to remove dictator Saddam Hussein from power. Along with overthrowing Hussein, America would restructure the Iraqi government to align with both democratic principles and American ideologies. Bush justified the actions of his campaign by accusing Iraq of possessing weapons of mass destruction as well as being a threat to global security. The invasion of Iraq echoes the ideological view of Woodrow Wilson, immediately following

The Iraq war such a powerful war, which had many positive outcomes. While researching through the sources available there were some main positive points expressed in each one. The Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was one of the most deadliest and most secret tactics that Iraq had in store, knowing that the first move had to be made, as stated in the “Secret History of the Iraq War” the primary reason the United States went to war was the revival and rejuvenation of Iraq’s WMD programs in recent

This was one of the first movies to describe the war on Iraq after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The movie takes a look on the daily life of a bomb squad. The protagonist gives a look into the mind of a USA soldier during the war on terrorism. US Army Sergeant First Class Will James, Sergeant JT Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge comprise the Bravo Company's bomb disposal unit currently stationed in Baghdad. James is the tech team leader. When James arrives on the scene, Bravo Company has thirty-nine

The Vietnam War and Iraq War were profoundly different, both in the manner in which they were executed and their outcomes, yet each war can attribute its escalation to a historical analogy among other factors. Historical analogies are utilized in making foreign policy decisions because of the psychological concept of heuristics. Simply put, a heuristic is a mental shortcut that allows people, and in this case political leaders, to solve problems and make quick and efficient judgments. Yuen Foong

The president has made statements to invade Iraq since 2002.Stating that "Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support terror," and even adding that “states like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger.” is Bush during his speech to invade Iraq. Saddam Hussein -was president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. In his time in office Saddam

“Announcing War Against Iraq” Have you ever heard a speech that has affected you or made an impact upon your life? Well, the speech on “Announcing War Against Iraq” by President George H.W. Bush affected the lives of millions of Americans. This speech was given on January 16, 1991 and uses three motives of influencing Americans on the war against Iraq. This speech is remarkable because it influenced many people. It is highly regarded today because it announced a war upon Iraq.Throughout the course

April 2003 General Petraeus entered the city of Mosul, in northern Iraq to take command of US Forces. He found a city in ruin from the United States led invasion of Iraq. His was to continue combat operation but during a press brief, he explained he knew the monumental task of rebuilding a nation but avoiding it was not possible. General Petraeus leads the most powerful Army in the world. General Petraeus arrived in Mosul Iraq on April 22, 2003, with a vision, which will challenge his training

anti-war rallyist by using scesis onomaton to emphasis his views on why invading Iraq is unreasonable. He signifies that this war is an unrealistic decision by saying that “a dumb...rash war” would only cause more tension between nations. Obviously, he was not anticipating a clear answer because he knew that President Bush would not be able to defend his argument on why the American people should fight against Iraq. Obama brings attention to his audience by repeating similar words like “dumb” and

importance of being proficient on applying critical and creative thinking process. Moreover, I will provide assertive examples using Major General (MG) David Petraeus’s critical thinking and problem solving process experiences during the invasion of Mosul, Iraq. The Mosul’s invasion was full of suitable and deprived decisions. Nonetheless, all decisions went through a critical thinking process in order to find possible solutions for the post-conflict problems. MG Petraeus reached Mosul in a moment in which

Essay #1 The United States worked together to establish a strong government in Iraq along with its leaders. The issue that was being debated was, which type of government would work best for Iraq? Here in the United States, our government is based off of a federal system. A federal system is “a system government in which the national government and state government share power and derive authority from its people” (O’Connor, Sabato, and Yanus, 41). America was not always based off of the federal

amount of difficulties in establishing democracy is Iraq. Iraq is a Muslim country and unlike Western countries, has been ruled mainly by religion instead of by an actual government. Equality is a very important principle, without which no country can be purely democratic. Iraq is incapable of forming a Western-style democracy because of many social, political, cultural, and religious factors that don’t allow the formation of equality. Socially, Iraq is very different from most other countries. It

Economic Sanctions on Iraq Trade is a basic economic concept which is the exchange of service and goods between a buyer and seller, trade have a lot of advantages and in the other side disadvantages, the advantages of trade its increased the economic growth also low prices the consumers will benefit from that the disadvantages its affect the local producers and small business, the countries who have a trade with Iraq are suffered from the economic sanctions, The economic sanctions is a decision

Christmas in Iraq The Christian homes in Iraq practice a unique ceremony that is held in the home's courtyard on Christmas Eve. One of the children in the family recites the tale of the Nativity from an Arabic Bible. Other individuals from the family hold lit candles and, when the recitation finishes, a bonfire is lit in one corner of the courtyard. The fire is made of dried thorns and the fortune of the house for the year ahead relies on the way the fire burns. If the thorns burn to ashes, the family

I chose to read "From Ancient Greece to Iraq, the Power of Words in Wartime" by Lackoff. This essay allows the reader to form an understanding of how war language is used, why it is used, and some of the countries who used war language. This essay breaks down the traditional stereotype of what you would think an essay should be. In my opinion, this essay was more educational. "In World War I, the British gave the Germans the nickname "Jerries" from the first syllable of German. In World