Air Strike
History: American: air strike March 04, 1998 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. WORK CITED IRAQ crisis.
Charleston Gazette. www.wvgazette.com (Feb 21, 1998). Group warns of new Gulf
War exposure. USA TODAY. www.usatoday.com (March 2, 1998). Iraq deployment costs
top $600million. USA TODAY. www.usatoday.com (Feb 27, 1998).
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