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United Nations is…• “All” 192
• Founded after • Meets in _____________?• Works to resolve problems, keep peace AND
to improve bad conditions that lead to war• “Has” troops (really uses troops from member countries)
(if ___________________agree)
NATIONS OF THE WORLDWW IINew York
“Top” 15 countries
1991 2001 2003
UN pushes Iraq out(back to Iraq)
Saddam Hussein (Iraq)
Concern: Control of World’s Oil
Also: WMDs!!
9/11Attacks in USA
- terrorists based in Afghanistan
(terrorists allowed by Taliban)
UNInvades
Afghanistan goes after Al Qaeda
Concern:Terrorism
Iraq “speaks” dangerously
U.S. Invades Iraq
(against UN demands)
Concern: ????
Initially WMDs, now “vacuum effect”
takes over Kuwait
Iraqi Invasion video clip
This clip shows what Saddam was doing to the people of Kuwait.
Saddam’s Motives?Saddam’s Motives?
?
• US = 5% of world’s population,
• 70% of the world's oil was threatened by Saddam.
Consider...
and
so….
• but consumes about 30 % world’s resources.
1991 2001 2003
UN pushes Iraq out(back to Iraq)
Saddam Hussein (Iraq)
Concern: Control of World’s Oil
Also: WMDs!!
takes over Kuwait
Saddam Hussein… ….calls the
US & Europe the devil
…kills some of his fellow Iraqis with
WMDs
…is supposed to allow UN
inspections for MWDs
Sometime during the 1990s
ALSO… Radical
Muslims attack the World
Trade Center & fail
WMD’s -
Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Nuclear
• Biological
• Chemical(blows things up)
(burns living things )
(not immediate,causes bodies to be eaten up from inside out)
FACT: Saddam was known to have used these weapons in his own country against the Kurdish people
1991 2001 2003
UN pushes Iraq out(back to Iraq)
Saddam Hussein (Iraq)
Concern: Control of World’s Oil
Also: WMDs!!
9/11Attacks in USA
- terrorists based in Afghanistan
(terrorists allowed by Taliban)
UN Invades
Afghanistan goes after Al Qaeda
Concern:Terrorism
Iraq “speaks” dangerously
US Invades Iraq
(against UN demands)
Concern: ????
Initially WMDs, now “vacuum effect”
takes over Kuwait
•We (US) invade Iraq (against U.N. decisions)
•We (US) invade Iraq (against U.N. decisions)
WHY?WHY?To find the WMDs that Saddam may use on US!
To find the WMDs that Saddam may use on US!
So why are we still there???
If we leave there will be NO ONE in control!
Called a Power Vacuum
What is the connection between Iraq and Osama?What is the connection between Iraq and Osama?
NONE!!…NONE!!…Because they were fighting for different reasons!
Because they were fighting for different reasons!
Saddam:…Saddam:…POWER ($)!!!!POWER ($)!!!!
Osama:…Osama:…Kill the devil (that’s YOU!)Kill the devil (that’s YOU!)
(political)(political)
(religious)(religious)
ok, maybe one…ok, maybe one…
No link has ever been made
between Saddam and Osama
No link has ever been made
between Saddam and Osama
Bottom line….
Summary Summary
2. Reason(s) for UN invasion in 1991
4. Connection to terrorism. (At least in 2003.)
1. Events
3. Reason(s) for US invasion in 2003
5. Outcomes…
1991 Persian Gulf “War”
2003 Iraq “War”
Who supported
attacking Iraq
What was the goal?
What is said to be the “hidden”
goal?
Summary Summary
However, Saddam does not give up quietly…
However, Saddam does not give up quietly…
Pictures of oil well on fire
Pictures of oil well on fire
Scorched Earth & UN Coalition Invasion video
clip
picturespictures
Picture of burning tankPicture of burning tank
Pictures of smoke
cloud from oil wells
Pictures of smoke
cloud from oil wells