WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4B: Mission “Not” Accomplished On August 2, 1990, Saddam Huss

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4B: Mission “Not” Accomplished
On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussain invaded Kuwait. The US response was swift and effective. On January 16, 1991, the U.S. and other U.N. members began daily bombing raids, and on February 23, 1991, the ground assault began. Within one hundred hours Kuwait was liberated and the first President Bush declared a cease-fire.
In his State of the Union address in January 2002, the second President Bush stated that we must “prevent regimes that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and allies with weapons of mass destruction.” On the night of March 19, 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom began, and by mid- April Saddam’s statues were toppling. Swift and short, on May 1, 2003, standing before a huge banner declaring “Mission Accomplished” aboard an aircraft carrier, President Bush declared victory in the Iraq War. Was this declaration premature?
For this essay: Compare the Gulf War with oneof the following wars: the Korean War, Vietnam, the Iraq War or the Afghanistan War, identifying and discussing similarities and differences that may explain why the US “won” the Gulf War, but did not “win” the other. In your opinion, are these valid comparisons?
INSTRUCTIONS
In order to prepare you must complete the following:
REQUIRED:
Review and identify relevant sections of Chapters 27, 30, 31, and 32. These assigned readings constitutive one of the References for the essay.
Read the following linked article www.English.Illinois.edu/maps/Vietnam/interpretations.htm
PBS Frontline-The Gulf War link.
The Whirlwind War link- The Gulf War.
https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-war-afghanistanhttps://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-war-afghanistan
Utilize at least one of the linked sourcesprovided in this assignment to support your discussion.
Identify and incorporate at least one additional outside source to support your discussion. In addition to the textbook, you may use any material outside of the textbook that is recommended in the Additional Reading section at the end of each chapter. You are also encouraged to do your own research and identify relevant sources. Please keep in mind that WIKIPEDIA is not an acceptable reference.
PREPARE AND SUBMIT:
Write a well-organized essay, a minimum of 700 words (but not limited to), including supporting details from the documents/textbook/other sources in which you analyze and discuss the material that has been assigned by addressing the following question:
Compare the Gulf War with one of the following wars: the Korean War, Vietnam, the Iraq War or the Afghanistan War, identifying and discussing similarities and differences that may explain why the US “won” the Gulf War, but did not “win” the other. In your opinion, are these valid comparisons?