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DOCUMENTS AND VOCAB FOR IRAQ INVASION

[] AUTHOR: JINSONA PLACE&TIME: Battle field in Iraq, 2007 PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: This battle has negative tolls for both the Americans and Iraqi children involved in the war. The kids are becoming abandoned, while their parents are being killed in assaults and bombing raids conducted by the United States. Even the soldiers themselves are becoming tired and worn out by the fighting, and the arid landscape around them. AUDIENCE: All Americans are intended to see this picture. It is trying to dissuade many American in supporting the Iraq war. REASON: The reason this picture was posted to gain support for the halting of the American war. It takes an effect of appealing to the pathos of many Americans and the unnecessary casualties and consequences this war has on a wide array of people. MAIN IDEA: The main idea is that war is evil, and that little children are becoming misplaced, and saved by foreign people. SIGNIFICANCE: The significance of this picture outlines one of the many horrors of war, informing the general Americans back at home (UNITED STATES) to feel pity and sadness for those involved in the war.
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[] AUTHOR: United Nation Security council PLACE&TIME: From 1990-NOW, at the meetings of the United Nations Security Council PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: The UN is trying hard to stop and contain the Iraqi problems and solve a peaceful resolve to the issues. The Kuwait and Cambodia nations are also involved in this, and are experiencing trouble with no peaceful resolve from the Iraqi people. Therefore, the UN has no choice but to intervene and hopefully solve the problems, and end the war. AUDIENCE: This group of documents and fixations of updates of the decisions by the UN is not necessarily intended to the general American audience. These are archived documents that are normally referred to the other nation councils when checking past statements on the peaceful discussions about war. Therefore, diplomats, and other political figures are generally meant to read and analyze this document. REASON: The reason this document was drafted to keep a close history of the current decisions made by the UN on the issue of the Iraqi War. MAIN IDEA: This document shows all the statements made by the UN, therefore outlining their thoughts and beliefs about this war. Once reading the documents, the main idea was to keep a check on the Iraqi powers, and protect the other nations from the influence of the Iraq views and interferences. SIGNIFICANCE: This document is significant since the decisions made by the UN are hopefully trying to create a peaceful conclusion to the maintaining of this current state of war. There is documented proof about the decisions made by the UN Security council.
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[] AUTHOR: Harvard University PLACE&TIME: The Middle East, 2002 PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: The middle east is full of military action due to the supply of oil that is bought into the worldwide trade. Therefore, the soldiers of the war were sent to protect the oil supplies that the Iraqis would have stopped, halting the use of foreign oil in many nations. The war is taking a bigger role, and is spreading out further into the Middle East, and all of the nations surrounding Iraq, Kuwait, etc. AUDIENCE: The map is mainly aiming for the general audience involved in this war, and those wanting to learn about the war. Any educated person, wanting to make decisions, learn why, and how the war is taking place should take a look at this document. REASON: The reason this map was drawn up was to outline the significance of the war, and the controversy of saving the oil reserves in the UN advantages. The map shows the reason why the military actions have taken place around certain areas, due to the oil pipes. MAIN IDEA: The main idea is pretty much straight forward for this document. Oil lines are very significant, thus leading to much military action around those areas. SIGNIFICANCE: This map is significant in showing the current issues that are taking place in the Middle East, and supports the outline of another reason the war is fought, and not just due to the Al Qaeda, or any other prominent form of resistance in Iraq.
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