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US presence in ME-AS

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What are WMD's? Weapons of Mass Destruction
Who is the founder of al-Qaeda? Osama bin Laden
Who took credibility for 9/11? Osama bin Laden and al-Quada
Who was the dictator of Iraq? Saddam Hussein
What was the cause of the Invasion of Afghanistan? 9/11
Which year was Operation Iraqi Freedom in? 2003
How many planes were hijacked in the 9/11 attacks? 4 planes
Which buildings were hit in the attacks of 9/11? North Tower, South Tower (twin towers), Pentagon
Where was Saddam Hussein found? underground in a hole
Why did the U.S.A. go to Baghdad? The U.S. went into Iraq because they'd invaded Kuwait for their oil.
Where was Osama bin Laden banished from? Osama bin Laden was banished from Saudi Arabia (homeland) in 1991.
Where was the Persian Gulf war located? Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Arabian Peninsula, and Persian Gulf
When did the Persian Gulf War start? 1990
Which year did the US invade Afghanistan? 2001
Which country was Osama bin Laden captured in? Pakistan
Which wars were the Taliban parts of? War in Afghanistan and War on Terror
What is a sanction? a threatened penalty for disobeying or breaking a rule
What was Saddam Hussein accused for? accused for use of chemical weapons against Iranians and Kurds, also charged with the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis
Osama bin Laden was the founder of al-Qaeda in which country? Afghanistan
True or False? US and Australian troops invaded Afghanistan. FALSE! The US and Britain invaded Afghanistan in 2001.
How long did it take for the US to conquer the Iraqi troops? 2 months
Which city in Iraq did the US bomb first? Baghdad
When was Hussein sentenced to death? 2006
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