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U.S. Involvement in Middle East Conflicts: Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Iraq

The U.S. participated in the Persian Gulf Conflict, invading Kuwait due to oil disputes, then intervened in Afghanistan post-9/11 to combat terrorism emanating from the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The invasion of Iraq followed, under the guise of countering weapons of mass destruction, ultimately aiming to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime and establish democracy.

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U.S. Involvement in Middle East Conflicts: Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Iraq

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  1. SS7H2d- U.S. Presence in the Middle East What factors led to the U.S. participation in the Persian Gulf Conflict and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq?

  2. Who What Where When Why

  3. Persian Gulf Conflict • Who United States, Iraq, & Kuwait Iraq invades Kuwait because they think they are taking to much oil from a shared oil field and Iraq wants Kuwait’s coastline Iraq and Kuwait What • Where • 1990 When • Why The U.S. gets a large amount of their oil from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

  4. Invasion of Afghanistan • United States & Afghanistan Who The U.S. invaded Afghanistan as a response to the 9/11 attacks. What Where Afghanistan • 2001 When Why Afghanistan and its government, the Taliban, allowed Osama bin-Laden and his terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, to set up terrorist training camps in the country.

  5. Invasion of Iraq • United States & Iraq Who The United States invades Iraq as a part of the war on terrorism. What Iraq Where When 2003 Why • It was thought that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (nuclear weapons). None were found. New Goal for invading- End Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship and free the Iraqi people and help create a democratic country.

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