Category: American Politics
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Obama’s Legal Authority to Order the Geronimo Operation
Table of Contents Introduction Summary of Events The Position of Human Rights Defenders Consequences of bin Laden’s Death Legitimate Disagreements Regarding the Operation How Will This Affect the Development of International Law? Conclusion References Introduction On May 2, 2011, the United States declared a decisive victory in the war on terrorism. Geronimo’s operation culminated in…
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“The Date of Infamy”: Roosevelt’s Speech Analysis
“The Date of Infamy” is the designation for the date on which the Japanese Empire’s air force attacked Pearl Harbor, the leading U.S. naval base. On December 8, 1941, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave the speech that established the U.S. entry into World War II (War Archives, 2011). The speech was intended to address…
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Will Obama’s Stimulus Plan Work?
The global economic recession has seen many complain about working harder for lesser pay and even spending more nearly on all the goods and services available in the market. This is currently affecting all Americans and the world at large. From recent research, data reveals that there is a rapid and enhanced jobless rate greater…
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Obama’s Health Care System Reform
Introduction Obama’s new national health plan tailored for all Americans has been one of the best among all other plans brought by previous presidents. While it is important to note that a good healthcare plan was one of the most important needs for the people of America, it was not until now that a balanced…
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In Support of President Obama’s Operation Geronimo
Operation Neptune Spear, otherwise known as Operation Geronimo, was a CIA-led operation carried out on May 2, 2011, intended to kill Osama Bin Laden, the founder and the initial leader of al-Qaeda, the Islamist militant group responsible for numerous acts. Geronimo was the code name that two Navy SEALS teams received as they headed to…
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Bill Clinton Presidency: Grand Strategy, Grand Rhetoric
The late presidency of George Herbert Walker Bush was associated with the vast military success in the Gulf War and the associated increase in approval ratings. Nevertheless, in the 1992 presidential election, he lost the political race to Bill Clinton – the first democratic candidate since Franklin D. Roosevelt (Kornacki, 2019). One of the reasons…
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Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
The turn of the 19th century has been marked as the progressive era in which two American Presidents, President Theodore Roosevelt and President Woodrow Wilson have played a significant role on domestic as well as foreign policy-related issues. These two leaders reformed the system based on the decision which was guided by what is right…
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Isolationism and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The great depression and isolationism demanded new international policies and relations that would help America to overcome the economic crisis and played an active role in international affairs. Always a consummate politician, Franklin Roosevelt saw an isolationism welling up among the population and veered away from confronting this trend. For several years Franklin Roosevelt had…
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The Rationale and Impact of President George W. Bush’s ‘Axis of Evil’ Speech in January 2002
On 29th January 2002, George W. Bush condemned Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as the ‘axis of evil’ during the course of his State of the Union Speech, addressed to both the Senate the House of Representatives of the US Congress (Kim et al, 109). He said: “States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute…
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Effectiveness of the American Political System
Table of Contents Introduction Background and Analysis Strengths and Weaknesses Possible Changes Conclusion Bibliography Introduction The United States is presently one of the oldest modern democracies in the world. The country’s Constitution outlines the rights, liberties, and expectations of the people. The document also explains how the government and its agencies should strive to meet…