The document summarizes key events in the Global War on Terror following the 9/11 attacks. It describes the US invasion of Afghanistan to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in 2001. It then outlines the Bush administration's case for invading Iraq in 2003 due to alleged WMD possession and terrorism ties, though no WMD were found. The document traces the ongoing conflicts and insurgencies in both Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as Al Qaeda attacks in Europe. It notes the human and economic costs of the prolonged wars.

1. Global War on
Terror and
Al Qaeda

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3. War on Terror Begins
• Sept. 16, 2001 -- Bush
promises crusade to "rid
the world of evildoers.”
• Sept. 18, 2001 -- United
Nations Security
Council calls on the
Taliban leaders in
Afghanistan to turn
over bin Laden, who has
been operating from
within that country.
• They refuse.
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4. War in Afghanistan
• Oct. 7, 2001 -- The
United States
launches attack on al
Qaeda camps and
Taliban installations
in Afghanistan.
• Resistance crumbles
in a matter of weeks
• Occupation continues
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5. Bin Laden
Escapes
• US Special forces
are sent into the
Tora Bora Mtns.
To find Bin Laden
but fail.
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6. Iraq is Targeted
• March 16, 2003 --
Bush declares, "The
dictator of Iraq and
his weapons of mass
destruction are a
threat to the security
of free nations.''

7. Bush Admin vs. Saddam
• Admin accuses Iraq of harboring
Terrorist and developing /
possessing Weapons of Mass
destruction (WMD)
• UN inspectors enter Iraq and find
no evidence but US intelligence
reports say otherwise.

8. Operation Iraqi Freedom
• March 20, 2003 -- The
United States, acting
without the approval it
sought from the United
Nations, invades Iraq.
• Bush says the
destruction of the
regime of President
Saddam Hussein is "a
vital part" of the war on
terrorism.
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9. Iraqi Freedom
• April 9, 2003 -- The
fall of Baghdad. U.S.
Marines enter city
and tear down statue
of Hussein.
• Many Iraqis rejoice
with liberation
• Problem: No WMD
were found.
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10. US Plan
for Iraq
• Rebuild
infrastructure
• Establish a
democracy
• Establish a strong
government that
can stand on its
own so US can
get out.
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11. Religious
Problems
Iraqi Society is fragmented into two
distinct groups:
1) Sunni: Majority - orthodox
2) Shi’a: Second largest population in
Iraq.
Differences in Islam
After Mohammed’s death, how Islam
should be practiced. (2 views)
Saddam was a MAJOR control factor for
these groups
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12. Problems
• Sectarian rivalries (religious)
• Foreign Fighters ( Al Qeada)
• Iraqi insurgents (Guerillas)
• Unstable government
• US troops caught in the middle
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13. Saddam is Found
• Dec. 13, 2003 --
Hussein is captured by
U.S. soldiers, having
been found hiding in a
hole in the ground at a
farmhouse near the city
of Tikrit.
• He was tried by an Iraqi
court and found guilty
of crimes against
humanity.
• He is hung to death by
the Iraqi Gov’t.
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14. Al Qaeda hits Western Europe:
Madrid, Spain
• March 11, 2004 -- Al
Qaeda-linked
terrorists explode 10
bombs that rip
through commuter
trains at three
Madrid stations,
killing nearly 200
people and
wounding 1,400.
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15. Al Qaeda hits London
• July 7, 2005 --
Bombs planted on a
bus and the subway
in London kill 52
people. British-born
Pakistanis are
arrested and
charged.
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16. Problems on the Home front
• Some Anti war
Protest
• Rising Oil cost
• Slumping Economy
• Congress has been
pressing Bush admin.
to set a pullout date
& is currently trying
to cut funding for the
war.
• Presidential Election
in Nov. may change
everything.

17. Human Cost
• After five years, the
war in Iraq
continues. It has
claimed the lives of
more than 4,000
U.S. troops, 24,000
wounded and
33,000 to 37,000
Iraqis killed.

18. Lasting Impact
• US still in Afghanistan and Iraq
• Insurgency is still strong
• Osama still out there
• Al Qaeda is still fighting