Monday, April 3rd
Current Events
St. Petersburg, Russia
- A suicide bomber attacks a Russian metro
- Authorities describe it as a terrorist attack
No group has claimed the attack
9 dead, 50 injuries
Politics PowerPoint Continued
9-11 and the US War on Terror
1.3 million lives have been lost as of March 2015 as a result of the US War on Terror (Not only US Lives)
We went to war in Afghanistan after the 9-11 attack
Al Qaeda started in the 1980s
The Taliban is the government of Afghanistan
They allowed the AL-Qaeda to train in Afghanistan
They didn’t allow women to go to school and were required to wear oppressing clothing
Why did we do to war with Afghanistan?
Al-Qaeda was based there
Republicans - Afghanistan
Most everyone supported the War in Afghanistan due to 9-11
Afghanistan was not focused on as much after the Iraq invasion in 2003.
Allowed Taliban and al-Qaeda to gain in power over the years
President Donald Trump has stated he might send more US troops to stop the increase in violence.
Has not officially announced plans as of 04/3/2017 (03/29/2017)
Democrats/Afghanistan- Continued
President Obama wanted to focus more on Afghanistan instead of the Iraq War-Sent 30,000 more troops 12-2009
Started US to withdraw from Afghanistan in July 2011
Obama had hopes to be our of Afghanistan sometime in 2017
Trivial Fact - December 8th 1941 (WW2) - was the last time the US declared War
Every war since that is congress giving the President power to declare war (technically not a real declration of war)
U.S Troops in Afghanistan
The white house says that the prospect of a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by next year opened up, after the strife-torn nation’s President Mahdi Kazi to sign a security deal.
18,000-20,000 Afghan Civilians killed 2001-Present
Afghanistan is a troubled country because of that civilian deaths are common
Tuesday, April 4th
Politics Power Point
One thing we learned from Iraq is: Never leave too soon
After we left Iraq ISIS took over
War in Iraq
Democrats
Many favored Iraq War at first but criticized President Bush for messing it up
Wanted a defined exit strategy during the Bush years
President Obama withdrew all combat troops from Iraq in August 2010
All US forces were out of Iraq at the end of 2011
Left too soon? ISIS took over
- Hillary voted for the war in Iraq
Republicans
Admitted to mistakes in Iraq and said it was a tough fight
Hoped Iraq’s new government and people would eventually be stable enough for US withdrawal
President Bush pulled 8,000 troops out in late 2008/early 2009
President Bush stated 8-21-2006 that US would not leave Iraq “until the job is done”.
Edited
President Bush started the war in 2003
In 2007, Bush increased troop levels in Iraq-- Known as “the Surge”
Wednesday, April 5th
Politics PowerPoint
War of Iraq Intro
Background
Saddam Hussein
Iran-Iraq War-1980’s
Persian Gulf War-1990-91
1991-2003-No fly zones and weapons inspectors
What Made the Iraq War Unpopular?
1.) We never found WMD’s (Weapons of Mass Destruction) which is why President Bush said we had to go to war in Iraq
2.) Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal
3.) The Surge
Bush increased troops in Iraq when most Americans wanted to get out of the war
4.) People (Democrats) wanted a defined exit strategy and Bush didn't have one
Thursday, April 6th
Politics PowerPoint
ISIS-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ISIL-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
After the US left Iraq in 2011, ISIS, formerly al-Qaeda in Iraq, moved in and has taken over much of Northern Iraq and Syria (2014-Present)
Obama started a bombing campain on ISIS taregets in AUgust 2014
Obama sent 1,500 miliary advisors back in late 2014
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has critizied Obama for leaving Iraq too early
75% of ISIS troops have been killed by US airstrikes as of 12-14-16
Civilian Deaths in Iraq
Documented civilian deaths from violence
172,963 - 193,091
Friday, April 7th
Unemployment Rate
Down by
Donald Trump:
People are classified as unemployed if they do not have job, have actively looked for work in 4 week, and are currently available for work.
We began reading about ISIS.
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