Author: Paul Radion

The end of the Civil War in 1865 left America reeling with over 620,000 Soldiers and Sailors from the Union and Confederate forces having been killed in battle. It was a tragedy far larger than the United States had been equipped to handle – the military had inadequate systems to account for casualties, and national…

On October 16, 2002, the 107th United States Congress passed the “Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq”, citing a number of grievances with the actual and suspected conduct of Iraq under the leadership of Saddam Hussein. More importantly, the resolution provided authority to President George W. Bush to…