the Gulf Region in the period 1979-2001 was primarily caused by the actions of the Iraqi Government? The Iraqi government in the period from 1979 to 2001 was under the control of the Ba’ath Party and lead by Saddam Hussein‚ a Sunni Muslim whereas most of Iraq is Shiite Muslim. Hussein took control-as in became President of Iraq-in 1979‚ following the resignation of his predecessor‚ under claims of poor health. The main countries in this Gulf region may be noted as Iraq‚ the larger Iran and the much
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taking Iran‚ it led its infantry and armored divisions‚ artillery and what little aircraft that the Iraqis had on an attack against an outnumbered and overwhelmed Iranian defense. However‚ due to the careless decisions made by Iraqi president Saddam Hussein‚ lack of sufficient air support‚ and display of consistency in defense by the Iranian Army‚ Iraq gained little from the conflict and was eventually repelled by the Iranian defenders out of Iran‚ losing all territory gained during its invasion of Iran
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States had been supplying Iraq with military supplies for the better part of the 80’s‚ so that they could fight the Soviets. The Iraqis’ in turn used those supplies to attack Kuwait. Desert Shield became Desert Storm by President Bush giving Saddam Hussein an ultimatum saying that if they did not withdraw by January 15‚ 1991‚ then the United States would force them to withdraw. This war was much more than the United States protecting
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The Kurds played a vital role in drafting the Iraqi constitution in 2003‚ as the United States forces invaded Iraq and Saddam Hussain was ousted. The new constitution acknowledged the autonomous region of the Kurdistan Regional Government within the federal system of Iraq. The Kurdish Regional Government bypassed the Iraqi central government by directly exporting energy in 2013‚ it raised concerns among Baghdad and Washington that the oil revenue may allow the KRG to establish independence. The Iraqi
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driven by the oil trade and the reluctance of Kuwait to adhere to the oil quotas of the OPEC agreement. This directly affected the price of oil. The reduction in oil prices directly increased the amount of deficit in which Iraq was operating. Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi regime felt Kuwait was their territory so they had the right to take it back and govern as they see fit. Kuwait rejected these ideas and opposed the takeover. Iraq was an ally of the Soviet Union and they were a huge supporter of the
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War in 1991. Saddam Hussein’s terrible leadership caused Iraq to be a country in poverty. The United States invaded Iraq in order to assassinate Hussein and to stabilize Iraq. Saddam Hussein and his family moved from city to city to escape the assassination. The United States had bombed many cities and killed many civilians during this search for Hussein. The United States invasion of Iraq led to the destabilization of Iraq which caused the economy to fail‚ an unstoppable humanitarian crisis‚ the
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of Iraq by President Bush and allied forces in 2003 to counter alleged weapons of mass distractions (WMD) that the regime of Saddam Hussein was said to possess. As has been public knowledge and a fact‚ after a thorough search in all of Iraq‚ such weapons failed to be uncovered putting in jeopardy serious allegations that have been levelled against the Saddam Hussein regime. To view this‚ it brought a close perspective to why in the first place the American decision makers where so convinced and confident
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along with their coalition forces invaded Iraq in order to seize power because of what they perceived as the aggressive intensions of Iraq’s leader ‘Saddam Hussein’. The coalition made an assumption that Iraq possessed Weapons of Mass destruction. “The coalition’s mission was ‘to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction‚ to end Saddam Hussein ’s support for
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of the oil resources in the country by taking it away from the United States and Great Britain. The republic was able to remain in control for about ten years until there was a successful led by the Ba’thist‚ which until recently was led by Saddam Hussein. The United States wanted to have some sort of control of Iraq and its oil supply. The U.S began to post posters and brochures all over the Middle East. In Iraq‚ shops‚ schools‚ and other public locations had anti-communism posters. Iraq not only
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CNN producer Robert Wiener ’s memories of event. The movie opens one year prior to the Gulf War‚ beginning with Iraq ’s invasion of Kuwait. Wiener works and becomes close friends with an Iraqi official‚ which gives the CNN team a leg up with Saddam Hussein and the rest of the Iraqi Forces. This movie stars Michael Keaton as Robert Wiener. Diversity in the American Landscape This movie did a very good job of showing diversity in the American landscape. It showed the different ways of life and culture
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