IRAQ AND THE UNITED STATES
IRAQ AND THE UNITED STATES In the past seven years there has been
a
great deal of tension concerning the United States and Iraq. The United
States
have been discussing conducting air strikes against Iraq. The 1991
Gulf War
may not have been as successful as believed. The United States
spent
millions of American dollars to support the war effort in the 1991 Gulf
War.
Taxpayers money is not the only expendable thing during the 1991
Gulf War.
Many United States Soldiers are now suffering from an unknown
"Gulf War
Illness" that allegedly the government knows nothing about. The
United States
is also seeking American support in an air strike in Iraq, but
it is evident that
the government is lacking this support. The United States
Government needs
to realize that they are killing Iraqis but the moral,
economy and patriotism of
the whole country. The United States is suffering
from homelessness, poverty
and hunger. In many cities in the world including
in Iraq people can be found
in famine. However, the United States is spending
U.S. tax dollars in vain.
Many congressmen are also unhappy in with the
way the U.S. tax dollars are
being spent. Senator John Warner, Republican
Virginia, a senior member of
the Senate Armed Services is very unhappy of the
unnecessary spending of
the U.S. dollar. Warner stated: "Based on briefings
tax payers have spent
$750 million on the Gulf War effort," (USA TODAY
2/27/98). This outrage
spending could be used to solve the United States
economical burdens, and it
would be horrible if the world's only remaining
superpower uses its awesome
might to slather a stricken little country where
hunger is a daily menace. The
"U.S Patriotic Spirit" is at question with
the United States People. At the end of
the 1991 Gulf War the country went
into a great recession. Many Americans
lost their jobs and homes. Americans
according to a recent CNN Poll are not
supporting an air strike. The poll
stated: "41 percent of people favoring an
armed strike, with 50 percent
opposed and the rest unsure," (Charleston
Gazette). After the 1991 Gulf
War many war veterans have had many medical
problems. One is known as "Gulf
War Illness". The Untied States Government
hid circumstantial information
from the U.S. people. A majority of the troops
may have been exposed to
hazardous particles of uranium from shells and
wrecked Iraq vehicles. The
vast majority of soldiers who had physical contact
with Iraqi vehicles were
on post war missions to clear the battlefield or to
destroy what remained of
their equipment. One soldier Victor Suell, a radio
operator with the Marines
had one kidney removed from the effects of the
uranium. Suell stated: "Nobody
ever told us to stay away from the vehicles that
might have been contaminated
with depleted uranium," (USA TODAY
3/02/98). The U.S. Government failed to
inform the soldiers of the dangers of
the shelling. What else is the
government failing to bring forward? Is Clinton
threatening to have an air
strike to cover up his alleged affair with a former
White House Intern?
The U.S. has been through many wars with the majority
of the public support.
The United States is just coming out of a recession. The
United States
Government needs to take care of the Gulf War Veterans and
the homeless on
the harsh streets in this country.
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