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Questions | Answers |
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How many wars were the U.S. involved in that occurred from 1990-2003? | 3 wars (persian gulf war 1990, US invasion of Afghanistan 2001, Iraq War 2003) |
When and how did the Persian Gulf War start? | It started August of 1990, and Saddam Hussien invaded Kuwait. |
What is another name for the Persian Gulf War? | Operation Desert Storm |
How many countries sent troops into Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War to get Saddam Hussien and his military troops out of Kuwait? | 24 countries including the U.S. |
When and how did the Persian Gulf War end? | February 1991 Saddam and his troops agreed to leave Kuwait and end the war. |
What buildings where attacked on September 11,2001? | The pentagon and the 2 twin towers. |
How many planes where involved in the 9/11 attack? | 4 planes |
Who was responsible for the 9/11 attack? | Osama Bin Laden and his terrorist group named Al-Qaeda. |
How did the terrorist group named Al-Quada attack the twin towers and the pentagon? | The terrorist high jacked U.S. airlines and crashed them into the twin towers and the Pentagon. |
Why did the U.S. invade Afghanistan? | US troops wanted to find Bin Laden |
When did US troops find and capture Bin Laden? | May 1,2001 |
Where and why did they put Bin Laden's body? | The US captured and killed ben Laden and threw him out to sea because they couldn't find anyone that would claim him as family. |
What happened to Saddam Hussien's government after the US, Great Britain, Australia and other countries invaded Iraq. | His government quickly collapsed after "Operation Iraqi Freedom". |
What did the US think Saddam Hussien was hiding? | The US thought Saddam Hussien was hiding WMD's all over the country and they thought he was providing aid for the members of al-qaeda. |
When was Saddam Hussien found? | December 2003, he was hiding in a hole underground and he ws armed. |
After Saddam Hussien was found and captured what did the US do to him. | They captured, tried and sentenced to death. There where no WMD found like the US thought. He was convicted for using chemical weapons on his own people. |
How is Iraq doing today? | Iraq is still trying to rebuild their government but they are still having some problems. |
Who is Saddam Hussien? | The former president of Iraq |
When was he capture and killed by the US? | He was killed Saturday, December 30, 2006 because he was convicted of crimes against humanity. |