Today is blog dicussion. My computer is being really dumb because haley didn't log off!!
Chantel-Iraq Geography
Very small has a desert, is very mountanians, and two large river the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that are major sources of water.
Jordan-History of Iraq before Saddam Hussien-
Was controlled by Rome, then Turkey, but after WWl Britian created Iraq. In 1920 they had a huge rebellion against Britian, and in 1921 they crowned their first king. They became an independent state in 1932. Around WWll from1939-1945 Britian took control again. Iraq fought in WWll as allies. The Arrab nations launched an unsuccesful war against Israel. In 1958 the Monarchy was over thrown, and changed to a republic. Then they had many different changes in leaders. The Baath party took over in the late sixties early seventies, and that is that party Saddam was part of. In 1973 Iraq faught against Israel, and they had an oil boycott which was agiant selling oil to people who were allies with Israel. In 1979 Saddam came to power.
Jacob- Saddam Hussien-
He never knew his father. His brother died from cancer, and then he had to go live with his uncle till he was three. He moved back to his mom who got remarried, and he had step brother. He ran away when he was 10 back to his uncles. He joined the Baath party after living on his own for a while. Saddam was a general in the Iraq army. He was considered as the strong man in the Iraq govenment, so he had a lot of influence on people. He helped women get some rights and laws. He tried to keep the islammic laws out of Iraq. During the Iraq Iran was we supported Iraw because Iran was more of a thorn in our side than Iraq. In 2001 because of 9/11 he became a wanted person by the United States. He was captured in 2003 in a hole at a farm house. The Iraq government put Saddam to death by hanging him. Prior to him going crazy in the '80s he was not a terrible ruler.
Caleb- operation desert storm-
Iraq invaded Kuwiat for oil. George Bush (father) sent toops to Saudi Arabia and didn't pull out so the terrorist took it as us trying to take over their lands. Saddam Hussien was asked to leave peacefully by the UN, but he didn't. We told him be out of Kuwiat by this day or we attack. When Iraq pulled out of kuwiat we won and we left.
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