Essays on War

Why do countries that are considered world powers research, develop, and maintain nuclear arsenals despite the major risks associated with owning nuclear weapons? Major powers research, develop, and maintain nuclear weapons because it is the best way to prevent their own country being involved in…

The Cold War was mostly an ideological dysfunction between the US and the USSR that leaded several of hostiles events that happened from 1947 (end of World War II) to the dissolution of the URSS in 1991. Many historians said that this war started in…

Israel and Palestine have been locked in a conflict since before Israel became a state in 1948. There is no possible end in sight to the conflict, as neither side will offer many concessions in order to get a peace deal done. The question remains,…

World War I (WWI) was a global conflict that began in 1914, involving the Central and Allied Powers. During this time, the Central Powers, which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, who soon switched sides, went to war with the Allied Powers, which included France,…

The contemporary term, فلسطين (Filastin), is a word not found in the etymology of the Arabic language, but it is a direct reference to the biblical פלישתי (Philistine) of the Ancient Near East. The name itself, Philistine, can be derived from Hebrew root פ-ל-ש (p-l-sh),…

If a nuclear war or bomb was to occur, it would have a various amount ofnegative effects, or disadvantages, on the earth, plants, animals, and the human population. A majority of living organisms would be significantly harmed or killed. A large factor of a nuclear…

Powerful. Heartbreaking. Dangerous. Chaos. Damaging. Costly. Traumatizing. Death of the millions. Many words to describe the war. Many reasons to start the fight. Many people are involved. Many places are destructed. Many people are looking for the answers on what happened why things are happening…

If you are one to follow the news, you probably know that the chances of a nuclear war breaking out are more likely than ever. In light of recent events, an oft-asked question is how you can survive a full-blown nuclear war. However, the question…

Introduction Operation Anaconda was an excellent example of the ability to adapt to changing situations with limited personnel, resources and talent by U.S. and joint forces working together in a rugged and unique battlespace to defeat an unconventional enemy in their homeland. Following the events…

Abstract In early March 2002, the United States Military established an operational plan to uproot enemy Taliban and al Qaeda fighters that had gathered and embedded themselves in the Shahikot Valley of Eastern Afghanistan. This battle plan involving a “hammer and anvil” style approach proved…

Operation Anaconda Joint Planning In the spring of 2002 in Afghanistan, Operation Anacondas outcome was labeled a “success.” The conflict was a joint effort in defeating al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Later findings revealing there was a lack in communication and unreliable intelligence used for planning…

Operation ANACONDA was a flawed operation yet effective. This fight was the first great-scale encounters in the era of -2001 War in Afghanistan subsequently the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001. CJTF Mountain’s use of the Joint Operations Planning Process (JOPP) and the initial…

In a letter to James Madison, Thomas Jefferson once said “A little rebellion now and then is a good thing and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.” Rebellions is what was needed to lead up to the Civil War and…

Abstract Even though Operation ANACONDA was declared an “absolute and unqualified success” by Commander General Tommy Franks, USA, (Ret.), the original battle plan “didn’t survive first contact with the enemy” (Kugler, 2007, p. 1). Even though the original plan fell apart on first contact, it…

 The spirit of the soldiers is worthy of our admiration, are they use their lives to protect the peace, is that they guard the security of the territory behind, let people live and work in peace. They take children reluctant to part and go, they…