1. AFGHANISTAN The Facts…
After 9/11, USA waged a War on Terror
USA decided to go after any country who helped terrorists
Who was our main target after September 11th????

2. Target(s)
Operation Enduring Freedom began after 9/11/2001 (proactive use of force to deal with foreign countries)
GOALS: capture Al Qaeda operatives and
free Afghanistan of the Taliban (Islamic militant group who controls the region)

3. Mission MISSION: (1)find, capture, kill –
Osama Bin Laden (check mark 2 May 2011)
(2) Disrupt/ End terrorist groups’ ability to train in Afghanistan/ area
USA troops in Afghanistan since 2009 have steadily declined.
We fight insurgents (foreign fighters) there today.

4. Troop Levels

5. A Relentless Enemy - 60 Minutes - CBS News
What is it like…
A Relentless Enemy - 60 Minutes - CBS News

6. The IRAQ WAR
The Facts

7. What It Looks Like…

8. Important Information
WHO: The United States vs. Iraq
WHEN: 2003 to 2010
WHERE: The Middle East – Iraq

9. Specifics… WHO: Presidents Bush and Obama vs. Saddam Hussein,
WHY: WMDs or Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq
Some say it is over oil
Some say it is Little Bush getting back for his daddy not killing Saddam during the Persian Gulf War of the 1990s
Some say to bring democracy and freedom to the Iraqi people

10. WMDs and Saddam- A History
In the 1980s, Saddam used chemical weapons against his own people, the Kurds.
Because of that, we had every reason to believe he would use WMDs.

11. More Specifics…
After Persian Gulf War, UN told Iraq and Hussein to destroy WMDs
Several times the UN tried to visit Iraq to check on this, but Hussein wouldn’t allow it
After 9/11, Pres. Bush pushed UN to be more forceful
This goes back and forth until late 2002

12. Final Warnings…
In early 2003, Pres. Bush and the UN finally get a resolution to allow UN officials to check Iraq for WMDs – this was withdrawn because France and Germany didn’t like it
On March 17, 2003, Bush gives Hussein and ultimatum – leave Iraq in 48 hours or face military action
Within days, USA gets information that Hussein and his top officials are hiding underground

13. War Begins…
On March 20, 2003 at 2:30am in Iraq, USA sends missiles into Baghdad (Iraq’s capital)
Within hours more targets are hit and the war, code named – Operation Iraqi Freedom, has started
Goals:
Get rid of WMDs
Rid Iraq of Saddam
Bring stability to Iraq
Taking over Baghdad took roughly 21 days
21 Days to Baghdad

14. What Next…
Despite hiding out in bunkers and underground (literally), Hussein was captured
He was put on trial for war crimes and sentenced to death
He was hanged on Dec. 30, 2006