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Persian Gulf War/War in Iraq
Who is Saddam Hussein?
Name means “one who confronts” 5th President of Iraq Hated Kuwait for their wealth and oil rights Revered by Iraqi’s Captured and hanged
Persian Gulf War: Causes
Iraq claims Kuwait is stealing oil from Iraqi land: threatens war (July 1990)
Iraq invades Kuwait (August 2, 1990) Iraq “annexes” Kuwait (August 8,
1990) video
International Response
United Nations: Embargo placed on Iraq (August 6, 1990)
Great Britain and France send 10,000 troops (September 1990)
UN sets deadline for Iraq to be out of Kuwait by January 15, 1991 (December 1990)
Coalition Forces vs. Iraq
Number of troops sent in by country
United States Involvement
Congress gives President Bush okay to attack (January 12, 1991)
Operation Desert Storm Begins at 3am (January 17, 1991) Around the clock air bombing of major
Iraqi cities
Ground Combat
February 22, 1991: President Bush tells Iraq if they don’t withdraw in 24 hrs, ground combat will begin
Saddam’s response: “this will be the mother of all battles”
February 24: Ground combat begin
Fighting lasts 100 hours!!!!!
Booyah!
Hussein withdraws troops from Kuwait, burning as they go
UN troops chase them out with bombs
February 26, 1991
Iraq bombs Kuwait oil fields
Iraq dumps oil into Gulf
Kuwait Liberated: Feb. 27, 1991
Gulf War’s Major Impact
Iraq under restriction by the UN to have “weapons inspections”
Iraq starts refusing these inspections in 1998 Cause: War IN Iraq in 2003
War in Iraq - Reason for war:
US and Great Britain believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction Poison gas, biological weapons,
yellowcake uranium, anthrax Weapons never found
Officially begins on March 20, 2003
Goals of Invasion:
End Saddam’s regime and war crimes Destroy weapons of mass destruction Eliminate Islamist militants Distribute humanitarian aid Assist in creating new government
Coalition forces take Baghdad
Joint Occupation Zones
Saddam Capture
Saddam captured Dec 13, 2003 on a farm by US troops Operation Red Dawn
2005 Iraq has first new government elections
Saddam hanged on Dec 30, 2006 after trial
Exit Strategy
Iraqi’s want coalition forces out and take total control
Obama promised troops would be out by Aug 31, 2010