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Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq

Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. If a war were being fought in the United States, what are something's that you think might affect you?. Goals. I can describe how political conditions have changed in Syria. I can explain why there has been a series of conflicts in Iraq. Fertile Cresent.

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Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq

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  1. Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq

  2. If a war were being fought in the United States, what are something's that you think might affect you?

  3. Goals • I can describe how political conditions have changed in Syria. • I can explain why there has been a series of conflicts in Iraq.

  4. Fertile Cresent • A region in the Middle-East where farming & 1st civilizations develop.

  5. Syria

  6. Goals of uprising in Syria • Resignation of rule, Bashar al-Assad • Democratic reforms • Regime change • Expanded civil rights • Recognition of Kurdish rights • Abolition of the Supreme State Security Court • Lifting of the emergency law

  7. The Topography of Iraq

  8. Ethnic Groups in Iraq

  9. The Rise & Rule of Saddam Hussein

  10. 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.

  11. A Cult of Personality

  12. A Cult of Personality 1989 Victory Arch

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

  14. Oil Fields in Iraq

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

  16. The Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) Embargo- a severe restriction on trade with other countries.

  17. Why do you think the U.S. and Britain went to war with Iraq again?

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

  19. “Operation Desert Storm”

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

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

  22. Range of Iraqi Missiles

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

  24. President George H. W. Bushwith General Schwartzkopf

  25. Kuwait is Liberated

  26. Allies March to Baghdad Iraqis soldiers surrender. Iraqis cheer Allied forces.

  27. “Highway of Death”

  28. 400 Iraqi Oilfields on Fire An environmental disaster!

  29. U. N. No-Fly Zones

  30. 1990s: Iraqi Targets

  31. The Iraq War (2003-?)

  32. 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.

  33. Weapons Inspections Growing Insurgency • UN weapons inspections did not find stockpiles of chemical, biological, nuclear weapons • Iraq again did not fully cooperate • Some U.S. officials convinced Hussein hiding weapons • 2003, another U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq, forcing Hussein out • Efforts to restore peace thwarted • Growing insurgency targeted coalition forces, Iraqi allies, innocent civilians The Iraq War • After attacks of September 11, 2001, some U.S. leaders believed Saddam Hussein posed a greater threat to America than before • Hussein might have deadly weapons he could give to terrorists Insurgent attacks by different groups from both inside and outside Iraq caused a greater number of casualties.

  34. Allied Advance on Baghdad

  35. “Shock & Awe!” Coalition forces attack Baghdad (again).

  36. Anti-War Protestors

  37. The Dictator is “Toppled”

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

  39. Mr. Smith • On Weapons clean-up • Iraq, July 2003

  40. Saddam Is Captured! December, 2003

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