United Nations is… “All” 192 Founded after Meets in _____________? Works to resolve problems, keep peace AND to improve bad conditions that lead to war.

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 WORLDWW IINew York

“Top” 15 countries

1991 2001 2003

UN pushes Iraq out(back to Iraq)

Saddam Hussein (Iraq)

Concern: Control of World’s Oil

Also: WMDs!!

9/11Attacks in USA

- terrorists based in Afghanistan

(terrorists allowed by Taliban)

UNInvades

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

Iraqi Invasion video clip

This clip shows what Saddam was doing to the people of Kuwait.

Saddam’s Motives?Saddam’s Motives?

?

• 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.

1991 2001 2003

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

WMD’s -

Weapons of Mass Destruction

• 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

1991 2001 2003

UN pushes Iraq out(back to Iraq)

Saddam Hussein (Iraq)

Concern: Control of World’s Oil

Also: WMDs!!

9/11Attacks 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

•We (US) invade Iraq (against U.N. decisions)

•We (US) invade Iraq (against U.N. decisions)

WHY?WHY?To find the WMDs that Saddam may use on US!

To find the WMDs that Saddam may use on US!

So why are we still there???

If we leave there will be NO ONE in control!

Called a Power Vacuum

What is the connection between Iraq and Osama?What is the connection between Iraq and Osama?

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

Because they were fighting for different reasons!

Saddam:…Saddam:…POWER ($)!!!!POWER ($)!!!!

Osama:…Osama:…Kill the devil (that’s YOU!)Kill the devil (that’s YOU!)

(political)(political)

(religious)(religious)

ok, maybe one…ok, maybe one…

No link has ever been made

between Saddam and Osama

No link has ever been made

between Saddam and Osama

Bottom line….

Some Political Cartoons of the Iraqi

invasion:

Summary 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…

1991 Persian Gulf “War”

2003 Iraq “War”

Who supported

attacking Iraq

What was the goal?

What is said to be the “hidden”

goal?

Summary Summary

However, Saddam does not give up quietly…

However, Saddam does not give up quietly…

Pictures of oil well on fire

Pictures of oil well on fire

Scorched Earth & UN Coalition Invasion video

clip

picturespictures

Picture of burning tankPicture of burning tank

Pictures of smoke

cloud from oil wells

Pictures of smoke

cloud from oil wells