Iraq discussion-
War 1980-1988- Iraq invaded Iraq. Border disputes were a problem. The Shia and the Sunni Muslims didn't get along very well. Iraq wanted to overtake Iran for dominance and oil. Iraq didn't have very much sucess. By 1982 gained back land that it had lost. For the next several years Iran was attacking Iraq and invaded. Eventually they agreed upon a cease-fire. Their were not any big results from the war, except that we built up Iraq to help them.
Attack on the Kurds- Saddam used gas attacks against the Kurdish people. Some say it was a genocidal act.
Persian Gulf War- The UN was against the invasion and demanded that Iraq withdrew immediatley from Kuwait. Their was an economic sanction put on Iraq. Iraq would not withdraw so the UN used "Whatever means neccessary to get Iraq to do so. By March 1991 540,000 American troops began to pull out of the Persian Gulf area. Saddam was able to stay in power afterwards. After that war economic sanctions on the country were kept in place. Weapons inspectors were sent to make sure they weren't planning anything. There were also no fly zones to protect the Kurds.
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