1. Iran-Iraq War

2. Borders of Iran and Iraq

3. Hussein takes over disputed land between Iraq and Iran…war erupted….
USA role:
protects shipping lanes
fights Iranians but also supplies them with weapons
August of 1988 UN resolution to end war returning Iraq and Iran to pre-war boundaries.

4. Persian Gulf War Iraq invades Kuwait in 1990

5. Persian Gulf War Causes Iraq invades Kuwait and seizes oil fields
Steps to Avoid War
Trade embargo
Peacekeepers sent to Saudi Arabia
Result:
US/Allies defeat Iraq
Kuwait liberated

6. Iraq War
US v. Iraq
Cause:
Iraq ‘s possession of WOMD – threatened security
Hussein’s human abuses against Kurds
Iraq military defeated; Sadam captured and executed.

7. Gassing of Kurds

8. Hanging of Saddam Hussein