Big Points Made in Class about the Persian Gulf Wars | Summaries History

Alternate Assignment 92

1. What big points did I make in class about the First Persian Gulf War in 1991?

- The main points made about the First Persian Gulf War is that this was the first out

many wars happened at this time. At first, President George H.W Bush lead multiple

coalition against Iraq in 1991 following its invasion of Kuwait in 1990. In 1990, Iraq

has felt frustration about Kuwait about the exceeding amount of crude oil thus having

exceeding prices of that outcome. So, by the end of 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait but as

President Bush came to play, he worked with the U.N to build coalitions, and to bring

in Russia as it was partners with Iraq to bring a step back on the invasion of Kuwait.

2. What big points did I make in class about events in the Iraq War in 2003?

- With the event of 9/11, George W. Bush administration in theory that alongside with

the U.K also that Saddam Hussein. Was behind the 9/11 attacks. Upon intelligence that

is put upon President Bush’s administrations that Hussein had been involved in

supporting 9/11 attacks and building weapons of mass destructions were proved

wrong. Bush was embarrassed and regretted in that time and moment. So, the, many

nations that rejected the Bush administration to go to war in Iraq because they didn’t

believe in the intelligence, they were right about that. The result, America has this

stance on having this is that troops must engage in years of a problem/enemies that

will never back down because that is how it naturally flows. The casualties mount

high, and prices rise, with that goes to surrender but with what you’ve built over the

past year collapses.

3. What big points did I make in class about the cost of the war in terms of wounded and

killed soldiers and civilians and the financial costs of the war?

- With the idea of the War success that Bush had imagined it to be, in the beginning

there was backlashes of ideas of the invasion of Iraq. On one hand there was some

confusion about what really happened, and that evidence is not adding up with the war

that ties with Saddam Hussein, and the other lots of American support. With having

secure military victory, it made it complicated to which U.S can exit the country after

removing one country’s government. In which made to have the U.s try to create a

government out of nothing after no Hussein’s power no more. Casualties take place at

this point where 4,500 military deaths and 32,000 wounded between 2003-2010. And

in all there is a financial cost prior to the war where Donald Rumsfeld estimated to 50

billion dollars.

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Alternate Assignment 92

The main points made about the First Persian Gulf War is that this was the first out many wars happened at this time. At first, President George H.W Bush lead multiple coalition against Iraq in 1991 following its invasion of Kuwait in 1990. In 1990, Iraq has felt frustration about Kuwait about the exceeding amount of crude oil thus having exceeding prices of that outcome. So, by the end of 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait but as President Bush came to play, he worked with the U.N to build coalitions, and to bring in Russia as it was partners with Iraq to bring a step back on the invasion of Kuwait.

With the event of 9/11, George W. Bush administration in theory that alongside with the U.K also that Saddam Hussein. Was behind the 9/11 attacks. Upon intelligence that is put upon President Bush’s administrations that Hussein had been involved in supporting 9/11 attacks and building weapons of mass destructions were proved wrong. Bush was embarrassed and regretted in that time and moment. So, the, many nations that rejected the Bush administration to go to war in Iraq because they didn’t believe in the intelligence, they were right about that. The result, America has this stance on having this is that troops must engage in years of a problem/enemies that will never back down because that is how it naturally flows. The casualties mount high, and prices rise, with that goes to surrender but with what you’ve built over the past year collapses.

What big points did I make in class about the cost of the war in terms of wounded and killed soldiers and civilians and the financial costs of the war?

With the idea of the War success that Bush had imagined it to be, in the beginning there was backlashes of ideas of the invasion of Iraq. On one hand there was some confusion about what really happened, and that evidence is not adding up with the war that ties with Saddam Hussein, and the other lots of American support. With having secure military victory, it made it complicated to which U.S can exit the country after removing one country’s government. In which made to have the U.s try to create a government out of nothing after no Hussein’s power no more. Casualties take place at this point where 4,500 military deaths and 32,000 wounded between 2003-2010. And in all there is a financial cost prior to the war where Donald Rumsfeld estimated to 50 billion dollars.