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The Gulf War (1990-1991): Iraq invaded Kuwait

The Gulf War (1990-1991): Iraq invaded Kuwait. A destroyed Iraqi tank. The Topography of Iraq. Ethnic Groups in Iraq. The Rise & Rule of Saddam Hussein. A Young Saddam Hussein (1937 - 2006). Born in Tikrit. Peasant family with influential army relatives. Tribal society.

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The Gulf War (1990-1991): Iraq invaded Kuwait

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  1. The Gulf War (1990-1991): Iraq invaded Kuwait A destroyed Iraqi tank

  2. The Topography of Iraq

  3. Ethnic Groups in Iraq

  4. The Rise & Rule of Saddam Hussein

  5. A Young Saddam Hussein(1937 - 2006) • Born in Tikrit. • Peasant family with influential army relatives. • Tribal society. • Joined BaathParty at 20. • Aided in failedassassination ofQasim in 1959. Saddam’s identity card when he was 10 years old.

  6. Saddam’s Early Political Career • After 1963 coup, he was put in charge ofthe security service for the Baath party. • 1979  he became president of Iraq when al-Bakr was persuaded to step down. Saddam at 17.

  7. A Cult of Personality

  8. A Cult of Personality 1989 Victory Arch

  9. Saddam’s Republican Guard The elite presidential security force.

  10. Oil Fields in Iraq

  11. Gassing the Kurds

  12. Ali Hasa al-Majid(“Chemical Ali”) I will kill them [the Kurds] all with chemical weapons!

  13. A Reign of Terror: Mass Graves of Saddam’s Victims

  14. “Iraq’s 19th province?” Kuwait

  15. Iraq Invades Kuwait August 2, 1990 UN Security Council Resolution 678(authorized military force to be used against Iraq.)

  16. Pres. of Iraq: Saddam Hussien promised “the mother of all battles”

  17. Persian Gulf War I August 1990 - March 1991

  18. U. S. Military Leaders General Colin Powell General NormanSchwarzkopf

  19. U. S. Female Soldiers Everywhere is a combat zone!

  20. Range of Iraqi Missiles

  21. An Iraqi tank bites the dust Survivors attacked Kurds in the north.

  22. Saddam Lobs SCUD Missiles Israel & Saudi Arabia:The fear of bio-chemical attacks.

  23. President George H. W. Bushwith General Schwartzkopf

  24. Kuwait is Liberated

  25. Allies Send Iraqis Back to Baghdad Iraqis soldiers surrender. Kuwaitis cheer Allied forces.

  26. “Highway of Death”

  27. 400 Kuwaiti Oilfields on Fire An environmental disaster!

  28. EFFECTS

  29. U.N. No-Fly Zones 1990’s

  30. 1990s: Iraqi Targets

  31. Kurds have also been victims of ethnic violence very recently.

  32. The Iraq War (2003-2011)

  33. Reasons for Going to War Against Saddam(according to the U. S. and Britain) • Saddam kicked out U.N. weapons inspectors. • WMDs  Weapons of Mass Destruction. • Saddam did not obey the No-Fly Zone limitations. • He was a savage dictator. • Stop Saddam before he can launchnuclear missiles against Israel, Europe,or even the United States.

  34. “Shock & Awe!” Coalition forces attack Baghdad

  35. Allied Advance on Baghdad

  36. Anti-War Protestors

  37. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Saddam’s Minister of Information(better known as “Baghdad Bob”)

  38. “Baghdad Bob”

  39. The Dictator is “Toppled”

  40. “Mission Accomplished?” President George W. Bush lands on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (May, 2003)

  41. Saddam Is Captured! December, 2003

  42. The American Soldier: 2003

  43. Year US UK Other Total 2003 486 53 41 580 2004 849 22 35 906 2005 846 23 28 897 2006 822 29 21 872 2007 904 47 10 961 2008 314 4 4 322 2009 149 1 0 150 2010 60 0 0 60 2011 16 0 0 16 Total 4446 179 139 4764 4486 American Fatalities Iraq Coalition Military Fatalities By Year

  44. Thousands of Americans Wounded

  45. Capt. Dawn Halfaker One of many female soldiers killed or wounded in Iraq.

  46. Over 100,000 Iraqis Dead!

  47. ? Iraqis Wounded!

  48. A Growing Insurgency Former Baathists and foreign terrorists (Al-Qaida, etc.)

  49. A New Beginning?

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