1. Why war, again? -D. Storm/Unfinished War? -Resolutions, NFZs, Sanctions, Inspections...effective? --Anything working? -9/11 (New Threat)‏

3. Contributing Causes -Sanctions -WMD’s -UN inspections -Terrorism Links -Oil

7. -Assassination (Bush) -Al Queda (Ansar El Islam) -Israel (Palestinian payments)

10. The White House Position And Supporters The position of the US and UK was that the invasion was authorized by a series of UN resolutions dating back to 1990. Resolution 1441 declared that Iraq was in "material breach" of the cease-fire under UN Resolution 687 (1991), which required cooperation with weapons inspectors, and was facing “severest penalties” for their inability and unwillingness to comply.UN Resolution 687

11. Obstacles -Domestic Politics -House of Reps -297-133 -Senate -77-23 (Levin/Stabenow...)

13. Obstacles -Protests (UN)‏ -No Security Council resolution

14. Obstacles -Demonstrations -Turkey/Saudi Arabia -Urban warfare -WMD’s -Suicide bombers

15. Extra Credit (#6) Clue: Term heard/seen in the news everyday for the past 3 months. Means general government cut in spending. “__ E __ __ E __ T __ __” Letters: RQEUTESER

16. Extra Credit (#6) “S E Q U E S T E R”

17. THE WAR “Grand Coalition” Multilateral? U.K.Baltic States SpainDominican Rep. PolandHonduras UkraineKuwait JapanOthers…

18. The War -March 20 th… -1 st stage*…Air -Targets…”Leadership sites” -2 nd stage…Assault -Key component…

19. What stage?

22. The War (Continued)‏ -3 rd Stage…Invasion

23. SHOCK and AWE!!!

24. -April 5…Baghdad

25. -April 10…Kirkuk -April 11…Mosul -April 15…Major operations end

26. Short Term Results -Initial Iraqi celebrations -WMD’s???

27. Results (Continued…)‏ -Leaders? -The BIG FOUR

28. Short Term Results (Continued…) ‏ -General civil unrest/Looting

29. Long Term Results -New government. -Ayad Alawi -Elections -Nouri al-Malaki

30. Long Term Results (Continued…) ‏ -The Insurgency

32. Long Term Results (Continued…) ‏ -Kidnappings/Beheadings

33. Long Term Results Continued… ‏ -Falujah

37. Long Term Results (Continued…) ‏ -Saddam Hussein Captured (2003) -Trial/Sentence -December, 2006

39. RECENT UPDATE -How has Iraq affected our nation? -No longer there…been expensive -IED -TBI -Since 9/11 ($1,000,000,000,000+) -How has Iraq affected the Middle East? -Arab Spring -Egypt (Hosni Mubarack) -Libya (Mulmar Gaddafi) -Syria (Bassar al-Assad)* -Iran (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)

40. UPDATE -Iran the next Iraq?

41. UPDATE -How is Iraq doing today? -Violent roller coaster -Sunni v. Shia (Iran) -Malaki v. al-Sadr -”fragile peace” but hopeful

42. UPDATE -What is Obama saying… -Out of Middle East by end 2014 (Focus on Afghanistan) -Renew the hunt for extremists (Drone Issue) -What is the public reaction?* -CNN…32/66 (Support/Oppose War?)* -Send more troops? -Fox News…36/59 (Support/Oppose)* -Right or wrong for acting? -ABC News…40/60 (Right/Wrong)*