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US in ME wars lilly

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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.
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