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