How Has Iraq Changed
Because of War?
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1920, Great Iraqi Revolution
(Brunner, 2007)
1961, the Kurds revolt against the government
(Brunner, 2007)
1973, Iraq fights in Arab-Israeli war(Yom Kippur War)
(Brunner, 2007)
1979, Saddam Hussein takes reign
(Brunner, 2007)
1980, Iran-Iraq War begins
(Brunner, 2007)
1988, Iraq fights Kurds For supporting Iran
(Brunner, 2007)
1990, Iraq invades Kuwait
(Brunner, 2007)
1991, Persian Gulf War
(Brunner, 2007)
1994, Iraq drains water of the Muslim Shiites
(Brunner, 2007)
2001, September 11
(Brunner, 2007)
United States Declares War
On Iraq
Iraq per capita GDP 1980
$3,812
(Lee, 2011)
Iraq per capita GDP 1988
$3,812$3,700
(Lee, 2011)
Iraq per capita GDP 1989
$3,812$3,700
$250
(Lee, 2011)
Iraq per capita GDP 1994
$3,812$3,700
$250$180
(Lee, 2011)
Iraq per capita GDP 2008
$3,100
(Lee, 2011)
Iraq per capita GDP 2008
$3,100
Per capita GDP1980
$3,812
(Lee, 2011)
Iraq per capita GDP 2008
$3,100
Back to Normal ?
(Lee, 2011)
(Wing, 2009)
Iraq ranks 2nd last to Yemen in the Middle East
(Wing, 2009)
Iraq used to the best health care system in the region prior to 2003
(Dean, 2010)
Iraq Physicians before 2003
34,000
(White, 2011)
Iraq Physicians who have left
12,000
(White, 2011)
Iraq Physicians who weremurdered
2,000
(White, 2011)
Iraq daily electricity usage prior to 2001
16 – 24 hours
(White, 2011)
Average hours now?
10.9 hours
(White, 2011)
Average hours nowin Baghdad?
5.6 hours
(White, 2011)
Iraqi unemployment rate
(White, 2011)
Iraqi unemployment rate
27 – 60 %
(White, 2011)
Iraqi’s who have left to Syria and Jordan
2.1 to 2.5 million
(White, 2011)
What did we accomplish?
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http://www.infoplease.com/spot/iraqtimeline1.htmlWing, J. (August 2009). Life in Iraq before and after the invasion. Retrieved from
http://www.epic-usa.org/node/5620Lee, R. (2011). The wars of Iraq. Retrieved from
http://www.historyguy.com/wars_of_iraq.htmlWhite, D. (2011). Iraq war facts, results & statistics at June 30, 2011. Retrieved
from http://usliberals.about.com/od/homelandsecurit1/a/IraqNumbers.htm
Reed, S. & Razzouk, N. (April 2010). Iraq’s economy wakes up. Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_18/b41760178845558.htm
About.com (2011). Iraq: Oil and economy. Retrieved from http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aairaqoil.htm
Shakir, F. (March 2006). A timeline of the Iraq War. Retrieved from http://thinkprogress.org/report/iraq-timeline/
Dean, L. (April 2010). How Iraq’s health care system has changed. Retrieved from http://news.change.org/stories/how-iraqs-health-care-system-has-changed