Monday: Finished filling out Canada Maps, went over current events and went over powerpoint more.
9-11 and the U.S War on Terror
1.3 million lives have been lost as of March 2015 as a result of the U.S. War on Terror
Al Qaeda started in 1980
Taliban allowed Al Qaeda to train in Afghanistan
We invade Afghanistan because Al Qaeda started there
We invade Iraq because believe that Saddam Hussein had access to nuclear weapons
Republicans-
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
Trump has started he might send more U.S. troops to stop the increased violence
Democrats-
Obama wanted to focus more on Afghanistan instead of Iraq war- sent 30,000 more troops in December 2009
Started U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in July 2011
Hopes to be out of Afghanistan sometime in 2017 as of 10/15/15
Tuesday: Practiced Canada map, talked about current events, and went over power point
War in Iraq-
Background:
Iraq invaded Kuwait
Hussein gassed people in Iraq
We flew over no fly zones everyday to make sure they were following rules
Weapon inspectors were called in to find nuclear weapons
Democrats:
Many favored Iraq War at first but criticized President Bush for messing it up
Wanted a defined exit strategy during the Bush years
Bush kept saying we aren’t leaving Iraq until the job is done
Obama withdrew all combat troops from Iraq in August 2010
All U.S. forces were out of Iraq at the end of 2011
Did we leave to soon? ISIS took over
Republicans:
Bush started the war in 2003
Bush stated 8-21-06 that us wouldn't leave until the job is done- not leaving until we feel that they can protect themselves
Admitted to mistakes in Iraq and said it will be a tough fight
In 2007, Bush increased troop levels in Iraq- Known as “the Surge”
Hoped Iraq's new government and people would be stable enough for U.S withdrawal
Bush pulled 8000 troops by end of 2008 and beginning of 2009
Wednesday: We took the class quiz over northern Canada and talked about current events, then we went on with the power point
Current Events:
Nivea released an offensive, racist ad- white is purity
Kendall Jenner Pepsi commercial said to be using black lives matter protest to get views
War on Iraq:
What made the war in Iraq so unpopular?
We never found WMD’s which is why Bush said we had to go to war in Iraq
Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal
The Surge- most Americans wanted to get out of the country
Democrats wanted a defined exit strategy and Bush didn’t have one
Thursday: We went over Canada map more, and talked about current events, then we continued with the power point.
ISIS:
Stands for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
After the U.S. left Iraq in 2011, ISIS, formerly al-Qaeda in Iraq moved in and has taken over much of northern Iraq and Syria
Obama started a bombing campaign on ISIS targets in August 2014
Obama sent 1500 military advisors back in late 2014
Former Defense secretary Leon Panetta has criticized Obama for leaving Iraq too early
75% of ISIS troops have been killed by U.S airstrikes as of 12/14/16
Trump’s Plan:
Airstrikes in Mosul
Friday: We took the class quiz over provinces and capitals of Canada, talked about current events and then read two articles about ISIS
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