Today we went over the map and continued with the power point.
NOTES
- After the Iraqi invasion it was conclided that iraq had ended its WMD program in 1991 and had no active programs at the time of the invasion
- the invasion of Iraq led to an occupation and the eventual capture of President Hussein
- Hussein was later tried in an Iraqi court of law and executed by the the Iraqi government
- Some accused Saddam Hussein of harboring and supporting al-Qaeda but no evidence of a meaningful connection
- Iraqi government human rights abuses
- Wanted to spread democracy to the country
- Oil interests
- President Bush wanted to "fix what his dady messed up"
ISSUES
- Violence against coalition forces
- Civil war and sectarian (different groups fighting each other for power) violence
- The emergence of Al-Qaeda in Iraq
- Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse-2004
President Bush's Policies
- Started the war in 2003
- War was supported at first but no WMD found led to war becoming very unpopular
- Abu Ghraib
- Accused of not having an exit strategy
- Helped establish a new democratic government in Iraq
- "The Surge" took place in 2007( sent 20,00 more troops). it helped get the violence under control in Iraq
- Started troop reduction in 2008
President Obama's Policies
- Opposed to war at the outset as a Senator
- After being elected President, Obama switched the focus to the war in Afghanistan
- Pulled out all US combat troops in August 2010
- Pulled out all US troops out in December, 2011 thus ending the Iraq War
Next we watched a video
Bush had a drinking problem. Hasn't drank since he turned 40.
He wasn't trying to outdo his father like others believed
his vice president was Dick Cheney
He has health problems and has a gay daughter
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