1. The Gulf War (1990-1991): Iraq invaded Kuwait A destroyed Iraqi tank

2. The Topography of Iraq

3. Ethnic Groups in Iraq

5. A Young Saddam Hussein (1937 - 2006) Saddam’s identity card when he was 10 years old.  Born in Tikrit.  Peasant family with influential army relatives.  Tribal society.  Joined Baath Party at 20.  Aided in failed assassination of Qasim in 1959.

6. Saddam’s Early Political Career Saddam at 17.  After 1963 coup, he was put in charge of the security service for the Baath party.  1979  he became president of Iraq when al-Bakr was persuaded to step down.

7. A Cult of Personality

8. 1989 Victory Arch

9. Saddam’s Republican Guard The elite presidential security force. The elite presidential security force.

10. Oil Fields in Iraq

11. Gassing the Kurds

12. Ali Hasa al-Majid (“Chemical Ali”) I will kill them [the Kurds] all with chemical weapons!

13. A Reign of Terror: Mass Graves of Saddam’s Victims

14. Kuwait “Iraq’s 19 th province?”

15. Iraq Invades Kuwait UN Security Council Resolution 678 (authorized military force to be used against Iraq.) August 2, 1990

16. Pres. of Iraq: Saddam Hussien promised “the mother of all battles”

19. U. S. Military Leaders General Colin Powell General Norman Schwarzkopf

20. U. S. Female Soldiers Everywhere is a combat zone!

21. Range of Iraqi Missiles

22. An Iraqi tank bites the dust Survivors attacked Kurds in the north.

23. Saddam Lobs SCUD Missiles Israel & Saudi Arabia: The fear of bio-chemical attacks.

24. President George H. W. Bush with General Schwartzkopf

25. Kuwait is Liberated

26. Kuwaitis cheer Allied forces. Iraqis soldiers surrender. Allies Send Iraqis Back to Baghdad

27. “Highway of Death”

28. 400 Kuwaiti Oilfields on Fire An environmental disaster!

30. U.N. No-Fly Zones 1990’s

31. 1990s: Iraqi Targets

32. Kurds have also been victims of ethnic violence very recently.

34. Reasons for Going to War Against Saddam (according to the U. S. and Britain)  Saddam kicked out U.N. weapons inspectors.  WMDs  Weapons of Mass Destruction.  Saddam did not obey the No-Fly Zone limitations.  He was a savage dictator.  Stop Saddam before he can launch nuclear missiles against Israel, Europe, or even the United States.

35. “Shock & Awe!” Coalition forces attack Baghdad

36. Allied Advance on Baghdad

37. Anti-War Protestors

38. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Saddam’s Minister of Information (better known as “Baghdad Bob”)

39. “Baghdad Bob”

40. The Dictator is “Toppled”

41. “Mission Accomplished?” President George W. Bush lands on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (May, 2003) President George W. Bush lands on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (May, 2003)

42. Saddam Is Captured! December, 2003

43. The American Soldier: 2003

44. 4486 American Fatalities Iraq Coalition Military Fatalities By Year YearUSUKOtherTotal 20034865341580 20048492235906 20058462328897 20068222921872 20079044710961 200831444322 200914910150 20106000 20111600 Total44461791394764

45. Thousands of Americans Wounded

46. Capt. Dawn Halfaker One of many female soldiers killed or wounded in Iraq.

47. Over 100,000 Iraqis Dead!

48. ? Iraqis Wounded!

49. A Growing Insurgency Former Baathists and foreign terrorists (Al-Qaida, etc.)

51. Iraqi Government A Democracy in Training Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki

52. The Scandal at Abu Ghraib Prison

53. 1/30/05 – The Vote! = Democracy?? Courage at the Polls!!

54. American fatalities 4486 Wounded 100,000 + Iraqi deaths 1.5 million $803 Billion

55. Continuing Ethnic Conflict - Will there be a Kurdistan? Repressed under Ataturk & Sadaam Will they get their independence Ethnic violence continues

56. - Will Shia Iraqis get independence? - Control Iraq? - Will Iran get control?

57. U.S. SPENDING ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN BY MONTH, WEEK, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, & SECOND (based on adjusted DOD FY 2007 obligations) IraqAfghanistanTotal Per Month$10.3 billion$2 billion$12.3 billion Per Week$2.4 billion$469 million$2.9 billion Per Day$343 million$67 million$410 million Per Hour$14 million$2.8 million$17 million Per Minute$238,425$46,296$284,722 Per Second$3,973$771$4,745 SOURCE: Data from Amy Belasco, “The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11,” Congressional Research Service (updated February 8, 2008). Totals may not add due to rounding.