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I am the father of four beautiful children and the husband to a wonderful wife of 14 years. I have written for the military for many years with its own style of writing. It has been one of my ambitions in life to write for the general public. As a new member

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Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Will the USA attack Iran?: 3 of 53
The question of whether the US will attack is based on looking at the Middle East as a region from a strategic point of view. With the United States already being involved in conflict with Iran on multiple fronts; Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon the Middle East would plummet into total turmoil. Why?First, if the United States w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Commentary: Using torture in the War on Terror: 2 of 24
Is torture the act of placing a person being questioned in an inferior position? With the status of women as inferior to men in Muslim society, would it be torture to have a male suspect interrogated by a female? Is torture making one, through words and actions, feel helpless and in order to be helped in their helpless situat... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Should America attack Iran?: 9 of 65
Iranian support of terrorism demonstrates a lack of desire in their support of the international community resolve to battle terrorism. Regardless of whether one believes in President Bush's policies on fighting global terrorism, terrorism presents the number one threat to international peace and security and US national inte... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News Why military intervention in Darfur, Sudan would be a more noble cause than the Iraq War: 2 of 11
In writing this article it was obvious that to answer the question why Darfur, Sudan would be a more noble cause than the Iraq War one would have to first overcome argument of Iraq having WMD and being a critical node in the fight against terrorism. Also, Iraq becoming yet another democratic Middle East US partner to stop the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Should US troops withdraw from Iraq if wider regional conflict and ethnic cleansing results?: 3 of 12
While many on the left say it is a scare tactic when those on the right say ethnic cleansing will occur, the left tends to dramatize the events occurring on the ground. Ethnic cleansing occurs when one side conducts mass killings against another where the side being killed is not able to defend itself. This is not the case in... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) What about the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) assertion that Iran stopped development of nuclear weapons in 2003?: 1 of 4
Nothing has changed in how both sides of the aisle in Congress work. Since the publishing of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's Nuclear Intentions both Democrats and Republicans have begun to place their own interpretation on just what this new NIE means for US policy towards Iran; military force or increased ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa Does the united states of Africa concept seem feasible: 1 of 4
If the United States of Africa to be successful each African state that is part of the federation would need to first establish institutional infrastructures. To be united each state needs to have efficient and transparent institutional structures in economics and government. Before you can establish a centralized government ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East The Israeli and Palestinian conflict: Searching for solutions: 13 of 47
With recent events of Hamas taking control of Gaza and Fatah President Abbas forming an emergency government the situation for the Israeli and Palestinian conflict seems bleak. There is now an Iranian supported terrorist organization with full control of territory bordering Israel and instead of the Israeli Palestinian confli... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Could Thoreau's idea of a simplistic life work in today's society?: 1 of 3
There are two primary reasons that American society is not capable of leading a simplistic life. The first idea is American dependence on government and second is American government interference in everyday American life. In order for a simplistic life to be possible for American society we would have to become less independ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Why countries go to war: 32 of 69
The Balance of Power theory is relevant to any discussion of why countries go to war, regardless of what side of the political spectrum one may stand on. It is a theory that is shared between 20th and 21st Century warfare. The only change is in the actors who are responsible for rallying behind shifts in power. A primary caus... More..