1. Part 1: The End of the Cold War, Desert Storm, and the New World Order Part 2: Islamic Resurgence and Global Terrorism Lesson 26

2. The End of the Cold War Theme: The US emerges as the world’s only superpower

3. President Reagan During the1980s, Cold War tensions increased as Ronald Reagan pursued a vigorous anti- Soviet policy –Characterized the Soviet Union as “the evil empire” –Dedicated massive amounts of money to military spending to include the Strategic Defense Initiative or “Star Wars” –Successfully confronted communist challenges in Grenada and Nicaragua Reagan delivers his “Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!” speech in 1987

4. The Soviet Union While the US was spending at levels the USSR was finding difficult to match, the Soviets were having their own internal problems –The Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989 after ten years of a failed war many likened to the US experience in Vietnam –The Soviet economy and those of its eastern and central European satellites were in serious trouble US-supplied Stinger missiles helped the mujahedeen defeat Soviet forces in Afghanistan

5. Gorbachev With economic and political reforms obviously needed, Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev initiated perestroika (the “restructuring” or decentralizing of the economy) and glasnost (an “opening” of the Soviet society to public scrutiny) Gorbachev’s reforms proved difficult to implement and unleashed hostility from the old order it threatened, long suppressed criticism, and ethnic and nationalist separatism By the summer of 1990, Gorbachev’s reforms had spent themselves

6. Collapse of the Soviet Empire Revolutions broke out throughout eastern Europe as people overthrow communist dictators in places like Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania and countries such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia broke apart The Berlin Wall came down on November 9, 1989 and East and West Germany united in 1990 The 1989 Romanian Revolution was a violent overthrow of the communist regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu

7. Collapse of the Soviet Empire Beginning in August 1991, Soviet republics began declaring their independence from the USSR Also in August, a group of conspirators representing dissatisfied elements of the Communist Party, the KGB, and the military attempted to seize power while Gorbachev was on vacation Boris Yelstin crushed the coup, but himself replaced Gorbachev By the end of 1991, the USSR had ceased to exist AP photo of Boris Yelstin atop an armored personnel carrier encouraging resistance to the coup

8. End of the Bipolar World The demise of the Soviet Union left the US as the world’s sole superpower Without the danger of a superpower confrontation, the US was now more free to use its military power Additionally, new opportunities for cooperative international efforts would become possible without the bipolar competition This new dynamic would be tested when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990

9. Desert Storm Theme: The end of the Vietnam Syndrome

10. The Middle East

11. Background Majority of region administered by Britain until post- World War II. Long-standing disputes between Iraq and Kuwait. –Iraq argues Kuwait is an Iraqi province. Iraq mobilized and prepared for invasion in 1961 immediately after Kuwait was granted independence by Britain. –Iraq wants Kuwait to forgive debts Iraq owes from Iran-Iraq War. Claims Kuwait actually owes Iraq for “defending” it against Iran. –Iraq accuses Kuwait of overproduction of oil/theft of Iraqi oil. On Aug 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait

12. Coalition Operations The end of the Cold War and Russia’s willingness to join the US in opposing Iraq created an unprecedented level of international cooperation The United Nations adopted resolutions condemning Iraq and authorizing the use of force Thirty-six countries (as well as Kuwait) contributed forces

13. Combat Operations 17 Jan 1991 - Air war begins 23 Feb - Ground war begins 28 Feb – Cease fire takes effect 2 March – 24th Infantry Division fights last engagement of the war 3 March – Norman Schwarzkopf accepts Iraqi surrender at Safwan

14. Shaping Operations Create and preserve conditions for the success of the operation Air operation –Cut supplies bound for Iraqi forces in Kuwait from 20k tons per week to 2k tons per week and eliminated Iraqi air threat Deception operation –Highly visible Marine rehearsals persuaded Saddam to commit an estimated four divisions to protect his flank against an amphibious assault Leaflets such as these deceived the Iraqis into thinking the main attack would be amphibious

15. The Shift Westward

17. The Ground Offensive Plan Iran Euphrates Tigri s Hafir al Batin Kuwait City As Samawah An Nasiriyah Al Basrah Khafji Persian Gulf Al Busayyah Saudi Arabia Iraq Third Army XVIII Airborne Corps VII Corps JFC East JFC North MARCENT xxx xxxx xxx Republican Guards Iraqi Defenses The ground war begins Feb 23

18. “Highway of Death”

19. Situation, February 28, 1991 Iran Tigris Hafir al Batin Kuwait City As Samawah An Nasiriyah Al Basrah Persian Gulf Al Busayyah Saudi Arabia Iraq JFC East XVIII Airborne Corps xxx US Third Army VII Corps JFC North MARCENT xxx xxxx xxx JFE XX 1 Marine X 2 XX 2 Marine JFN XX 1 UK III 2 XX 1 3 1 1 III 3 XX 24 AD AL XX 101 XX 6 FR XX 82

20. Iraq The objective of Desert Storm was to liberate Kuwait, not to destroy the Iraqi army or remove Saddam Even though the coalition experienced amazing military success, Saddam remained in power and crushed short-lived uprisings by the Kurds in the north and the Shia in the south Iraqi Freedom would have the objective of changing the regime in Iraq

21. Legacy of Desert Storm Won with an operational concept that sought in a single climatic operation to destroy the enemy’s center of gravity In 100 hours of combat, American forces destroyed or captured more than 3,000 tanks, 1,400 armored carriers, and 2,200 artillery pieces The “Great Wheel” swept over and captured almost 20,000 square miles of territory Only about 140 soldiers died in direct combat Erased the “Vietnam Syndrome” Scales, Certain Victory, p. 382-383

22. The New World Order Theme: International cooperation and military intervention in the post-Cold War era

23. Post-Cold War Environment Cold War threats were potentially catastrophic but they were also measurable and somewhat predictable The bipolar structure and the desire to avoid superpower confrontation had provided a certain degree of order and stability The post-Cold War period was much more ambiguous and uncertain and many new threats emerged CIA Director James Woolsey described the post-Cold War environment by saying, “We have slain a large dragon (the U.S.S.R.) — but we now live in a jungle filled with a bewildering variety of poisonous snakes. In many ways, the dragon was easier to keep track of.”

24. Ethnic Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in the 1990s The Cold War structure had kept in check ethnic divisions in many countries and limited military interventions The end of the Cold War changed all that –UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali advocated the “legitimate involvement” of the UN in “peace enforcement” and “peacemaking” operations –President Clinton proclaimed a “National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement” After the Cold War, the United Nations went from an average of three or four peacekeeping operations a year to 13 in December 1992

25. Ethnic Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in the 1990s In Somalia, various clan leaders struggled for power and plunged the country into a humanitarian crisis When Yugoslavian republics began to seek independence, terrible ethnic conflicts ensued –Bosnian Serbs initiated an “ethnic cleansing” campaign against Bosnian Muslims –Yugoslav Serbs did the same against Kosovar Albanians Warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid emerged as the dominant clan leader in Somalia

26. Ethnic Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in the 1990s A military coup in Haiti ousted the democratically elected president and motivated thousands of Haitians to flee to the US in fragile boats Ethnic violence erupted between Hutu and Tutsis in Rwanda which resulted in up to a million deaths, mostly from the Tutsi minority Deep gashes in the skulls of victims of the Rwanda genocide evidence the violence of their deaths

27. Ethnic Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in the 1990s East Timor declared independence after a 27-year occupation by Indonesia but anti- independence militia forces unleashed a campaign of violence and destruction

28. International Efforts The United Nations Charter proclaims one of the UN’s principle purposes as being “to maintain international peace and security” Sometimes the UN effectively intervened in these crises, sometimes it didn’t –Same for the United States The US found that its status as world economic and military superpower would not necessarily equate to unchallenged world leadership –The US would meet a host of challenges within the UN and from non-governmental organizations (remember Lesson 12) as well as from new enemies

29. Part 2: Islamic Resurgence and Global Terrorism Theme: Terrorism as a response to globalization

30. Islamism As globalization spread, many Muslims became skeptical about European and American models of economic development and political and cultural norms Blamed the Western models for their own economic and political problems as well as for secularization and its attendant breakdown of traditional social and religious values Saw the Muslim world as slipping into a state of decline brought about by the abandonment of Islamic traditions and many blamed the US The Saudi Arabian Mutaween, or religious police, enforce the Islamic dress code

31. Islamist Reaction Many saw the solution to the problems faced by Muslim societies as being a revival of Islamic identity, values, and power Most sought to bring about change through peaceful means, but an extremist minority has claimed a mandate from God that calls for violent transformations Supporters of Hizbut Tahrir, a hardline Muslim group, protesting in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia

32. Jihad Convinced that the Muslim world was under siege, extremists used the concept of the jihad to rationalize and legitimize terrorism and revolution –Jihad is sometimes called the Sixth Pillar of Islam and is an exertion or struggle in achieving the ways of Allah –It invokes the right and duty to defend Islam and the Islamic community from unjust attack Members of the Islamic Jihad’s military wing, the Al-Quds Brigade, in Gaza

33. Extremist Rhetoric “God has blessed a group of vanguard Muslims, the forefront of Islam, to destroy America.” –Osama bin Laden in a videotaped statement broadcast by Al Jazeera, October 7, 2001 “We issue the following fatwa to all Muslims: The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies -- civilians and military -- is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it....We -- with God's help -- call on every Muslim who believes in God and wishes to be rewarded to comply with God's order to kill the Americans and plunder their money wherever and whenever they find it.” –World Islamic Front Statement, February 23, 1998

34. Clash of Civilizations “On both sides the interaction between Islam and the West is seen as a clash of civilizations.” –Samuel Huntington

35. Huntington’s Civilizations Western Latin AmericanIslamic Slavic- OrthodoxSinic HinduAfrican Japanese

36. Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden began his militancy in response to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan He helped found the Maktab al- Khadamāt (MAK) which recruited and funded mujahideen to fight the Soviets –Ironically, the US also supported the mujahideen based on the Cold War philosophy that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”

37. al-Qaeda In 1988, bin Laden split from the MAK and formed a new group comprised of some of the most militant mujahideen that would become the al-Qaeda terrorist group With the US involvement in Desert Storm and its subsequent continued presence in Saudi Arabia, home of the Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina, bin Laden became irreconcilably infuriated by the Western influence Part of the post- Desert Storm US military presence at Prince Sultan Air Base, 80 km south of Riyadh

38. Terrorism The deliberate and systematic use of violence against civilians with the aim of advancing political, religious, or ideological cause Terrorism is not a new phenomenon, but its impact has been magnified in a globalized world distinguished by rapid technological advances in transportation, communications, and weapons development –Worldwide television coverage has transformed terrorism by expanding its visibility and impact

39. September 11, 2001 On Sept 11, 2001, 19 men affiliated with al- Qaeda hijacked four planes and crashed two into the World Trade Towers in New York City and one into the Pentagon The fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers attacked the terrorists

40. Global War on Terrorism On Sept 20, President Bush addressed the nation and declared “Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated… Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success….

41. Global War on Terrorism … We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place, until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.”

42. Operation Enduring Freedom The attack was quickly traced to Osama bin Laden who had been operating from Afghanistan since his 1996 expulsion from Saudi Arabia On Oct 7, 2001, the US led a coalition attack into Afghanistan to destroy terrorist training camps and infrastructure, capture al- Qaeda leaders, and eliminate terrorist activities in Afghanistan By mid-March 2002, the Taliban government had been removed from power and the al-Qaeda network in Afghanistan had been destroyed CENTCOM Commander General Tommy Franks explains Operation Enduring Freedom

43. Preemptive Action On Sept 17, 2002, President Bush issued a National Security Strategy which stated, “While the United States will constantly strive to enlist the support of the international community, we will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self-defense by acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing harm against our people and our country.”

44. Axis of Evil In his Jan 29, 2002 State of the Union Address, Bush had labeled Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as comprising an “axis of evil” of “regimes that sponsor terror” In Sept 2002, the Director of Central Intelligence issued a report stating, “Iraq has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in defiance of UN resolutions and restrictions. Baghdad has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of UN restrictions; if left unchecked, it probably will have a nuclear weapon during this decade.” Bush felt reports such as this justified him to take preemptive action against Iraq

45. United Nations Secretary of State Colin Powell presented the US evidence of Iraqi WMD to the United Nations and the US proposed a resolution to the Security Council authorizing military force if Iraq refused to disarm France, Russia, Germany, and others opposed the US resolution and it failed to pass Nonetheless, the US, joined by Britain and a “coalition of the willing” launched Operation Iraqi Freedom on March 20, 2003

46. Operations in Iraq Rapid military success during combat phase –On Apr 9 US forces captured Baghdad Major General Buford Blount, USM 1971, commanded the 3 rd Infantry Division that spearheaded the US attack –On May 2 President Bush declared, “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.” –On Dec 13 Saddam was captured Much more difficult post-conflict phase –Insurgency developed –IEDs, hostages, and road-side bombs –Fractured domestic support

47. Additional Terrorism Considerations Terrorist bombing on the train station at Madrid killed 200 people and led to Spain’s withdrawing its forces from Iraq Heightened security at events such as the Super Bowl has become a fact of life

48. The Department of Homeland Security was established as a result of September 11 Suicide bombings are a common part of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict Additional Terrorism Considerations

49. Jemaah Islamiyah, which is suspected of having ties to al-Qaeda, is dedicated to establishing an Islamic fundamentalist state in Southeast Asia. With some 210 million Muslims, Indonesia has the largest Muslim population of any country in the world. The US Secretary of State considers Iran to be one of the state sponsors of international terrorism.

50. Next Lesson Globalization Discussion