1. Persian Gulf War/ War in Iraq

2. Who is Saddam Hussein? Name means “one who confronts” 5 th President of Iraq Hated Kuwait for their wealth and oil rights Revered by Iraqi’s Captured and hanged

3. Persian Gulf War: Causes Iraq claims Kuwait is stealing oil from Iraqi land: threatens war (July 1990) Iraq invades Kuwait (August 2, 1990) Iraq “annexes” Kuwait (August 8, 1990) video

4. International Response United Nations: Embargo placed on Iraq (August 6, 1990) Great Britain and France send 10,000 troops (September 1990) UN sets deadline for Iraq to be out of Kuwait by January 15, 1991 (December 1990)

5. Coalition Forces vs. Iraq Number of troops sent in by country

6. United States Involvement Congress gives President Bush okay to attack (January 12, 1991) Operation Desert Storm Begins at 3am (January 17, 1991)  Around the clock air bombing of major Iraqi cities

9. Ground Combat February 22, 1991: President Bush tells Iraq if they don’t withdraw in 24 hrs, ground combat will begin Saddam’s response: “this will be the mother of all battles” February 24: Ground combat begin

10. Fighting lasts 100 hours!!!!! Booyah!

11. Hussein withdraws troops from Kuwait, burning as they go UN troops chase them out with bombs February 26, 1991

12. Iraq bombs Kuwait oil fields

13. Iraq dumps oil into Gulf

14. Kuwait Liberated: Feb. 27, 1991

15. Gulf War’s Major Impact Iraq under restriction by the UN to have “weapons inspections” Iraq starts refusing these inspections in 1998  Cause: War IN Iraq in 2003

16. War in Iraq - Reason for war: US and Great Britain believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction  Poison gas, biological weapons, yellowcake uranium, anthrax  Weapons never found

17. Officially begins on March 20, 2003

18. Goals of Invasion: End Saddam’s regime and war crimes Destroy weapons of mass destruction Eliminate Islamist militants Distribute humanitarian aid Assist in creating new government

19. Coalition forces take Baghdad

20. Joint Occupation Zones

21. Saddam Capture Saddam captured Dec 13, 2003 on a farm by US troops  Operation Red Dawn 2005 Iraq has first new government elections Saddam hanged on Dec 30, 2006 after trial

22. Exit Strategy Iraqi’s want coalition forces out and take total control Obama promised troops would be out by Aug 31, 2010