1. 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 WORLD WW II New York “Top” 15 countries

2. 1991 20012003 UN pushes Iraq out (back to Iraq) Saddam Hussein (Iraq) Concern: Control of World’s Oil Also: WMDs!! 9/11 Attacks in USA - terrorists based in Afghanistan (terrorists allowed by Taliban) UN Invades 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

3. Iraqi Invasion video clip This clip shows what Saddam was doing to the people of Kuwait.

4. Saddam’s Motives? ?

5. 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.

7. 1991 20012003 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

8. WMD’s - W eapons of M ass D estruction 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

10. 1991 20012003 UN pushes Iraq out (back to Iraq) Saddam Hussein (Iraq) Concern: Control of World’s Oil Also: WMDs!! 9/11 Attacks 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

11. We (US) invade Iraq (against U.N. decisions) WHY? To find the WMDs that Saddam may use on US!

13. So why are we still there??? If we leave there will be NO ONE in control! Called a Power Vacuum

14. What is the connection between Iraq and Osama?

15. NONE!!… Because they were fighting for different reasons!

16. Saddam:… POWER ($)!!!! Osama:… Kill the devil (that’s YOU!) (political) (religious)

17. ok, maybe one… No link has ever been made between Saddam and Osama Bottom line….

18. Some Political Cartoons of the Iraqi invasion:

24. 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…

25. 1991 Persian Gulf “War” 2003 Iraq “War” Who supported attacking Iraq What was the goal? What is said to be the “hidden” goal? Summary

26. However, Saddam does not give up quietly…

27. Pictures of oil well on fire Scorched Earth & UN Coalition Invasion video clip

28. pictures

29. Picture of burning tank

30. Pictures of smoke cloud from oil wells