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Essay Instructions: Question: Why did the US invade Iraq in 2003?
Part One: Write a MA level 5000 word essay illustrating your analytical abilities.
Care should be taken to answer the question as it is set, and no amendment should be made to the format of the question. Keep in mind that the module is America and the world:
Suggested Bibliography:
1-Diamond, L. (2004),?What went wrong in Iraq?, Foreign Affairs, 83:5, p.34-56
2-Brzezinski, Z.((2009),?A Tale of Two Wars: The Right War in Iraq, and the Wrong One War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars by RICHARD N. HAASS Review?, Foreign Affairs,88:3, p.148-152.
3-Simon,S.(2007),? America and Iraq: The Case for Disengagement?, Survival,49:1,p.61-84.
4-Bacevich,A.J.(2002),? American Empire: The realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy? Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
5-Allin, D.H.(2007),?American Power and Allied Restraint: Lessons of Iraq?, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, 49:1, p.123-140.
6-Steel, R.(2007),? An Iraq Syndrome??, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, 49:1, p.153-162.
7-Bellin, E.(2008),?Democratization and its Discontents: Should America Push Political Reform in the Middle East??, Foreign Affairs,87:4,p.112-119. Review Essay
8-Simon,S.(2008),?The Price of the Surge: How U.S. Strategy is Hastening Iraq?s Demise?, Foreign Affairs, 87:3, p.57-72, 74-76.
9-Ikenberry, G.J.(2002),? America?s Imperial Ambition?, Foreign Affairs, 81:5, p.44-60.
10-Krepon,M.(2009),?The Mushroom Cloud That Wasn?t Why Inflating Threats Won?t Reduce Them?, Foreign Affairs, 88:3, p.2-6.
11-Pillar, P.R.(2006),?Intelligence, Policy and the War in Iraq?, Foreign Affairs, 85:2, p.15-27.
12-Freedman, L.(2008),?Shortsighted Statecraft: Washington?s Muddled Middle East Policy. A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East?, Foreign Affairs, 87:4.
13-Mumford, A.(2010),? Sir Robert Thompson?s Lessons for Iraq: Bringing the ?Basic Principles of Counter-Insurgency? into the 21st Century?, Defense Studies, 10:1-2,p.177-194.
14-Galbraith, P.W.(2006),? The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War without End?, Foreign Affairs, 85:5.
15-Hughes, G.(2010),? The Insurgencies in Iraq, 2003-2009: Origins, Developments and Prospects?, Defense Studies, 10:1-2, p.152-176.
16-Fawcett, L.(2013),? The Iraq War ten years on: assessing the fallout?, International Affairs, 89:2.
17-Saunders,P.C.(2007),? The United States and East Asia after Iraq?, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy,49:1,p.141-152.
18-Yew,L.K.(2007),? The United States, Iraq, and the War on Terror: A Singaporean Perspective?, Foreign Affairs, 86:1,p. 2-7.
19-Rouleau,E.(1995),? America?s Unyielding Policy toward Iraq?, Foreign Affairs,74:1,p.59-72.
20-Diamond,L.(2004),?What Went Wrong in Iraq?, Foreign Affairs,83:5,p.34-56.
21-Ornstein,N.J.and Mann,T.E.(2006),? When Congress Checks Out?, Foreign Affairs,85:6,p.67-82.
22-Kahl,C.H.(2008),?Walk Before Running?, Foreign Affairs,87:4,p.151-154.
23-Kagan,R.(2002),?Power and Weakness,? Policy Review, 13/2.
24-Lindsay,J.(2011),?George W.Bush, Barack Obama and the Future of US Global leadership?, Foreign Affairs,87:4,p.765-779.
25- M. Cox & D. Stokes, US Foreign Policy.
26- B. Jentleson, American Foreign Policy
27- F. Cameron, US Foreign Policy after the Cold War.
28-The Israel Lobby, John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt

Part Two: Please compose an essay plan of between 800-1000 words (not including suggested bibliography of a minimum of 10 sources) for the essay of the question mentioned above.

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Essay Instructions: Wrire an essay discussing this proposition:
"The American people are peaceful. It is America's leaders and elites who make war."

Argue for the proposition and should be supported with multiple historical examples. These may be drawn from any combination of sources, texts or further research. Support the thesis with historical evidence. Provide a bibliography of all works consulted in the course of your preparation.

Use the First (1991) and Second (2003) Iraq Wars as an example and how it was all about oil, fought for oil, and many oil tycoons/CEOs had their hands in it. Use the Civil War and how the Southern Confederates elites (rich plantation owners, slave owning generals) were fighting for a pro slavery campaign to benefit their businesses even if it meant cruel and unthinkable living and working conditions for Africans. Find at least two more examples of this in history, America's elite includes high ranking military officials, top political figures, and the one percent of wealthy American business owners.

Use the following text as a source and any other sources you use. At least four sources.
"For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States from 1607 to 2012" by Allan R. Miller, Peter Maslowski and William B. Feis.

And if you could have it done by 5pm that would be awesome. Thanks

Essay Instructions: To many, the similarities between the Vietnam and Iraq wars are becoming painfully obvious. For your paper, identify one or two points of similarity, use newspaper accounts, magazine articles and/or documentaries to support your comparisons, and write an essay explaining the significance of these similarities to America in 2007.

Essay Instructions: Be sure to answer all of the questions in the thread in an in-depth, well- thought-out manner (150?200 words). Make at least two references to the course material. Engage in on-going, productive conversation with a minimum of two of your classmates throughout the unit. Remember that we will learn more by sharing ideas. Your grade will be based on how well your posts further the discussions by stimulating thought and understanding in others.

Describe the differences in the public reception of veterans returning from the Vietnam and Iraq wars. What were the reasons behind the difference in the treatment of these two groups of veterans?

Don?t forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to answer this question.

Make sure that you properly cite all outside sources.