EventsEvents

Events of 2011Events of 2011

Arab UprisingArab Uprising Drought and famine in East Africa (Somalia, Kenya)Drought and famine in East Africa (Somalia, Kenya) Irene, Tornadoes, EarthquakeIrene, Tornadoes, Earthquake Global climate change, in generalGlobal climate change, in general Unemployment, JobsUnemployment, Jobs Japanese melt downJapanese melt down Killing Bin Ladin, et.al.Killing Bin Ladin, et.al. Afghan/Iraq WarsAfghan/Iraq Wars Republican Primaries/Tea Party ascendancyRepublican Primaries/Tea Party ascendancy Debt/Debt Ceiling DebateDebt/Debt Ceiling Debate Southern Sudan gains independence from North.Southern Sudan gains independence from North. Technological innovations: (first artificial organ transplant Technological innovations: (first artificial organ transplant

achieved, Cancer drug for melanoma, flying car, ipad 2, achieved, Cancer drug for melanoma, flying car, ipad 2, Crazy shooters: Gabby Gifford, NorwayCrazy shooters: Gabby Gifford, Norway An event that hasn’t happened yet.An event that hasn’t happened yet.

Name that DespotName that DespotHosni MubarakKing AbdullahBin AliMuammar GaddaffiA.A. SalehAl BashirAl Assad

EgyptYemanSudanSaudi ArabiaLibyaTunisiaSyria

Name that American Foreign Name that American Foreign Policy PersonPolicy Person

U.N. AmbassadorCIA directorSec. of StateDept of DefenseNational Security Advisor

Hillary ClintonTom DonilonSusan RiceDavid PetraeusLeon Panetta

Changed the modern worldChanged the modern world

19791979

BathistsBathists

The Soviets, worrying about The Soviets, worrying about the “stans”, roll into the “stans”, roll into

Afghanistan: the place Afghanistan: the place “empires go to die.”“empires go to die.”

Iranian take American Iranian take American Embassy employees HostageEmbassy employees Hostage

Ronald Reagan elected Ronald Reagan elected PresidentPresident

Iran/Iraq age old enemiesIran/Iraq age old enemies

Iran Iraq War 80sIran Iraq War 80s

In Afghanistan we began to In Afghanistan we began to supply the Mujuhadin with supply the Mujuhadin with

stinger missiles that turned the stinger missiles that turned the tidetide

Iraq Broke, Borders the Iraq Broke, Borders the samesame

Iraq went to where the money Iraq went to where the money waswas

Saddam asks the U.S. for Saddam asks the U.S. for Permission, he says, he thinks, Permission, he says, he thinks,

he gets the go ahead.he gets the go ahead.

Iraq invades KuwaitIraq invades Kuwait

But Saudi Arabia is the big But Saudi Arabia is the big prize, U.S. freaks outprize, U.S. freaks out

Feb 1991: Desert StormFeb 1991: Desert Storm

Republican Guards surrender

Leave Saddam, Establish no fly Leave Saddam, Establish no fly zone to protect Shiites and zone to protect Shiites and

Kurds.Kurds.

Meanwhile, in 1988Meanwhile, in 1988

Taliban take overTaliban take over

Osama moves to AfricaOsama moves to Africa

Bin Laden didn’t like Bin Laden didn’t like American’s in the “holy land,” American’s in the “holy land,”

Saudi Arabia (Mecca and Saudi Arabia (Mecca and Medina)Medina)

19931993

The “Blind Sheikh”

19981998

Kenya Embassy

Tanzania Embassy

Al Qaeda movesAl Qaeda moves Back to AfghanistanBack to Afghanistan