1. Global War on
Terror and
Al Qaeda

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3. War on Terror Begins
• Sept. 16, 2001 -- Bush
promises crusade to "rid
the world of evildoers.”
• Sept. 18, 2001 -- United
Nations Security
Council calls on the
Taliban leaders in
Afghanistan to turn
over bin Laden, who has
been operating from
within that country.
• They refuse.
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4. War in Afghanistan
• Oct. 7, 2001 -- The
United States
launches attack on al
Qaeda camps and
Taliban installations
in Afghanistan.
• Resistance crumbles
in a matter of weeks
• Occupation continues
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5. Bin Laden
Escapes
• US Special forces
are sent into the
Tora Bora Mtns.
To find Bin Laden
but fail.
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6. Iraq is Targeted
• March 16, 2003 --
Bush declares, "The
dictator of Iraq and
his weapons of mass
destruction are a
threat to the security
of free nations.''

7. Bush Admin vs. Saddam
• Admin accuses Iraq of harboring
Terrorist and developing /
possessing Weapons of Mass
destruction (WMD)
• UN inspectors enter Iraq and find
no evidence but US intelligence
reports say otherwise.

8. Operation Iraqi Freedom
• March 20, 2003 -- The
United States, acting
without the approval it
sought from the United
Nations, invades Iraq.
• Bush says the
destruction of the
regime of President
Saddam Hussein is "a
vital part" of the war on
terrorism.
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9. Iraqi Freedom
• April 9, 2003 -- The
fall of Baghdad. U.S.
Marines enter city
and tear down statue
of Hussein.
• Many Iraqis rejoice
with liberation
• Problem: No WMD
were found.
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10. US Plan
for Iraq
• Rebuild
infrastructure
• Establish a
democracy
• Establish a strong
government that
can stand on its
own so US can
get out.
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11. Religious
Problems
Iraqi Society is fragmented into two
distinct groups:
1) Sunni: Majority - orthodox
2) Shi’a: Second largest population in
Iraq.
Differences in Islam
After Mohammed’s death, how Islam
should be practiced. (2 views)
Saddam was a MAJOR control factor for
these groups
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12. Problems
• Sectarian rivalries (religious)
• Foreign Fighters ( Al Qeada)
• Iraqi insurgents (Guerillas)
• Unstable government
• US troops caught in the middle
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13. Saddam is Found
• Dec. 13, 2003 --
Hussein is captured by
U.S. soldiers, having
been found hiding in a
hole in the ground at a
farmhouse near the city
of Tikrit.
• He was tried by an Iraqi
court and found guilty
of crimes against
humanity.
• He is hung to death by
the Iraqi Gov’t.
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14. Al Qaeda hits Western Europe:
Madrid, Spain
• March 11, 2004 -- Al
Qaeda-linked
terrorists explode 10
bombs that rip
through commuter
trains at three
Madrid stations,
killing nearly 200
people and
wounding 1,400.
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15. Al Qaeda hits London
• July 7, 2005 --
Bombs planted on a
bus and the subway
in London kill 52
people. British-born
Pakistanis are
arrested and
charged.
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16. Problems on the Home front
• Some Anti war
Protest
• Rising Oil cost
• Slumping Economy
• Congress has been
pressing Bush admin.
to set a pullout date
& is currently trying
to cut funding for the
war.
• Presidential Election
in Nov. may change
everything.

17. Human Cost
• After five years, the
war in Iraq
continues. It has
claimed the lives of
more than 4,000
U.S. troops, 24,000
wounded and
33,000 to 37,000
Iraqis killed.

18. Lasting Impact
• US still in Afghanistan and Iraq
• Insurgency is still strong
• Osama still out there
• Al Qaeda is still fighting