2. Causes of the Gulf War

3. Iran-Iraq War

4. Iraq War 2003

5. This one! Aug 2 nd 1990- 28 th Feb 1991

7. Coalition v.s

8. Saddam Hussein

10. Not always funny…

11. Before Iran-Iraq War

12. Kuwait + Saudi Arabia

13. $80 billion

14. After Iran-Iraq War After Iran-Iraq War

15. Owe Saudi Arabia + Kuwait… Owe Saudi Arabia + Kuwait…

16. With INTEREST

18. Iraq =

20. +

23. During Iran-Iraq War During Iran-Iraq War Kuwait 900 miles²

24. Rumaila Oil fields

26. Iraq =

27. Iraq fails to get Iraq fails to get Bubiyan and Warba

28. Iraq =

29. USA + UK=

30. 20%

31. 10%  25 %

33. Collapse of USSR

34. Iraq =

35. Free!

37. After America wants to…

38. After Saddam wants to…

40. “We have no opinion on…conflicts like your border disagreement with Kuwait” April Glaspie

41. “The United States was not obligated to come to Kuwait's aid if it were attacked” 1 Week before invasion John Kelly

42. Pew pew pew!

43. Saddam’s army 4 th largest +

44. Iraq=

45. Increased US naval actions

47. Kuwait = Iraq

48. Ottoman Empire

51. Kuwait independence 1961

52. Kuwait =

53. Summary Iran Iraq war Iran Iraq war debt Oil prices rise Prior involvement of USA Western world’s dependency on oil Collapse of USSR USA + Saddam want to prove themselves Saddam has strong army Iraq believes Kuwait belongs to them

54. Thanks