Why did the United Nations try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990? What was this conflict known as? Kuwait belonged to the United Nation, which will come to the aid of a member nation that is attacked without cause by another country. This conflict became known as the Persian Gulf War or Operation Desert Storm. The United States became involved when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and were close to Saudi Arabia’s borders (who controls our oil supply) Who are the Taliban? A group of radical Muslims who controlled the government of Afghanistan Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001? They believed the government was offering safety to al-Qaeda, the organization led by Osama bin Laden, which attacked the United States on September 11, 2001 Operation Iraqi Freedom began becasue the U.S. Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003? beleived Sadadm Hussein was developing Weapons of Mass Destruction, was harboring terrorists, and we wanted to bring Democary to the region.
Why did the United Nations try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990? What was this conflict known as? Kuwait belonged to the United Nation, which will come to the aid of a member nation that is attacked without cause by another country. This conflict became known as the Persian Gulf War or Operation Desert Storm. The United States became involved when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and were close to Saudi Arabia’s borders (who controls our oil supply) Who are the Taliban? A group of radical Muslims who controlled the government of Afghanistan Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001? They believed the government was offering safety to al-Qaeda, the organization led by Osama bin Laden, which attacked the United States on September 11, 2001 Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003? Operation Iraqi Freedom began becasue the U.S. beleived Sadadm Hussein was developing Weapons of Mass Destruction, was harboring terrorists, and we wanted to bring Democary to the region.
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