HIST 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Outsourcing, Timothy Mcveigh, Ruby Ridge
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Iraqi invasion of kuwait (control of oil fields) Coalition of 49 nations (led by us & saudi arabia) In reality, these sanctions hurt the poor and other local groups of iraqi people. He was not arrested, nor brought up on charges following the first. Did not want to create a power vacuum in persian gulf region: While saddam was in power, he ruled with an iron fist and provided. While saddam was in power, he ruled with an iron fist and provided some sort of stability to the region. With his absence, the region looked for a new ruling authority. Muslim resentment of america bases in holy land: Having american troops in the two holiest cities, mecca and medina, were seen as an insult against islamic beliefs. What separated the two tribes from one another was the length and width of the nose -___- Potentially as high as 1. 2 million people were killed.
