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Libya1986Libya is accused of aiding terrorists who bombed a disco dance club in West Germany President Reagan orders airstrikes against Libya Iran-Iraq War Iraqi President Saddam Hussein begins a war with neighboring Iran over border issues The United States backs Saddam supplying him with money and weapons (including Chemical weapons) to defeat Iran Iran-Contra Scandal 1986United States is secretly selling weapons to Iran (to fight Iraq) in exchange for various hostages that are being held in the Middle East US uses the money from the sales to fund anti-communists in Nicaragua. Several US officials go to jail for breaking the law
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United States Involvement in the Middle East
US Involvement in the Middle East
Country/Event Dates What Happens US ResponseIran Hostage Crisis
1979-1980
American Embassy workers are kidnapped by a group of Islamic students demanding the return of the Shah of Iran
President Carter freezes Iranian money in US banks. Carter attempts a failed rescue effort. Hostages held for 444 days.
Lebanon 1983 President Reagan sends US Marines to Beirut to help with a civil war. Terrorists drive a truck into the Marine barracks killing 300 US Marines
President Reagan pulls all Marines out of Lebanon.
Libya 1986 Libya is accused of aiding terrorists who bombed a disco dance club in West Germany
President Reagan orders airstrikes against Libya
Iran-Iraq War 1981-1987
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein begins a war with neighboring Iran over border issues
The United States backs Saddam supplying him with money and weapons (including Chemical weapons) to defeat Iran
Iran-Contra Scandal
1986 United States is secretly selling weapons to Iran (to fight Iraq) in exchange for various hostages that are being held in the Middle East
US uses the money from the sales to fund anti-communists in Nicaragua. Several US officials go to jail for breaking the law
Persian Gulf War
1990 Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi Army invades neighboring Kuwait
President George HW Bush (Sr) leads a multi-nation coalition and removes Saddam from Kuwait
9/11 2001 Radical Islamic group called Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden hijacks planes and crashes them into the World Trade Center & Pentagon
US prepares for an invasion of Afghanistan to take out Al- Qaeda
War in Afghanistan
2002-present
United States invades Afghanistan
US removes the Taliban Government who allowed Al- Qaeda to operate in their country. Looking for Bin Laden
War in Iraq 2003-present
United States President George W. Bush accuses Iraq of having WMD’s and a link to Al-Queda
Without any evidence, Bush launches an invasion of Iraq & removes Saddam from power. No WMDs/Al-Queda link found – US still in Iraq
