Wednesday, November 03, 2010
By: Austin Seager
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Document Analysis Assignment #4 (Bush on Iraq)
(Henretta, America: A Concise History)
History 1700 (MW 5:30-6:45)
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INTRODUCTION
President Bush gave an address on ‘October 7, 2002’, and in his address he talked
about declaring war on Iraq. ‘Osama bin Laden the Al Qaeda leader’ had declared war on
America in 1996. Bush uses many reasons such as:
 The terrorist threats;
 Their nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons;
 Ending the ‘truce that ended the Persian Gulf War’;
 And actual attacks that have taken place.
These are all credible threats which if not dealt with correctly could cause a downfall of
America. (Henretta, America: A Concise History)
HOW THE ARTICLE IS PORTRAYED
The author of this article is the President Bush; it is a summary of reasons why
America should go to war with Iraq. It is directed to all of the citizens of the United
States of America. This address is biased and is written one way, but for a good cause.
The cause is to convince America to go to war with Iraq. Bush doesn’t express anything
that would be controversial to what he is talking about, and the address only works
towards getting Bush’s views across in the most straight forward, and convincing way
possible. (Bush)
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A REAL THREAT
Bush is very logical in talking about the subject of going to war with Iraq. He
brings up the fact that ‘Osama bin Laden the Al Qaeda leader’ have declared war on
America in 1996. This means that there is a credible threat to us as a country. ‘Al Qaeda’
is a threat because it is a terrorist led group that Bush has reason to believe are making
biological bombs. (Bush)
TRUCE?
Iraq was placed under a truce with America
‘that ended the Persian Gulf War’, and in that truce
Iraq was to stop the production of nuclear, chemical,
and biological weapons. This poses a problem to Bush
because it voids the truce, and with all of the terrorist
threats that America is receiving these weapons pose a significant threat to America. This
information is backed up with evidence that” (Fernlund)
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1. The ‘Iraqi regime’ has ‘produced more than 30,000 liters of deadly chemicals’.
This shows that they were planning an attack either on America, or some other
people, possibly their own people even.
2. Iraq also has ‘ballistic missiles’ that can hit within
ranges of ‘hundreds of miles’ which can hit many
nations.
3. Iraq is also in the possession of airplanes that can be
manned by just one terrorist to deploy chemical
weapons wherever they decide to attack.
4. And they are also set to deploy suicide bombers with these biological weapons to
pinpoint the exact location of an attack. (Bush)
It’s noticeable why Bush would want to attack Iraq because they are building up
weapons which could very well end life as we know it in America, sending radiation with
their nukes and biological bombs wiping out entire cities. (Fernlund)
Is the truce still in effect?
30,000 liters of Chemicals
One manned airplanes
Planning an attack
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Ballistic Missiles
Suicide bombers
Not safe
Wiping out cities
Persian gulf Truce
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Voided truce
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NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Bush explains how important it is to not allow the Saddam Hussein to complete
their nuclear bombs. He said that if
they get enough uranium, ‘they
could have a nuclear weapon in less
than a year’. This is showing the
importance of keeping uranium
away from Saddam, because if he
did get it, he could ‘blackmail
anyone
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WHY ATTACK NOW?
The people have brought up a good point in this article, asking why now? This
threat has been around for ’11 years’ so why can’t we wait to do something about the
problem? Bush clears this up by saying that the suicide bombings of September 11 have
showed how serious the threat really is. What Bush means by this is that it’s not all just a
game now. The terrorists have actually taken action by sending suicide bombers to bomb
the Pentagon, and the World Trade Center. This bombing killed many ‘innocent people’.
Attack
Suicide Bombings
Not a Game
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Not to Attack
Results of Attacks
Why now?
Pentagon Bombed
Want to Wait
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World Trade Center Bombed
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ULTIMATUM
Bush gives an ultimatum to Iraq. Stating that they have to: allow the UN to
supervise the destruction of ‘all existing weapons of mass destruction’; ‘end its support
for terrorism’; and to stop ‘the persecution of its civilian population’. He mentions these
things because if they were done, there would no longer be a credible threat which causes
for a war. (Bush)
CONCLUSION
In this address given by President Bush, he explains why we
should go to war with Iraq, his explanations were: ‘Osama bin Laden the
Al Qaeda leader’ had declared war on America in 1996. Bush uses many
reasons such as: the terrorist threats; their nuclear, chemical, and
biological weapons; ending the ‘truce that ended the Persian Gulf War’;
and actual attacks that have taken place. They are all very important
reasons for why America should consider going to war with Iraq,
according to President Bush. (Bush)
Bibliography
Bush, George W. cbs.com. 10 January 2007. 16 November 2010
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/10/iraq/main2349882.shtml>.
Fernlund, Kevin J. "Bush on Iraq." Fernlund, Kevin J. Documents to Accompany
America's History, Volume Two: Since 1865 . April 30, 2007.
Henretta, James A. America: A Concise History. n.d. America: A Concise History.
Maryland: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009.
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