u.s. challenges in the middle east since 1990 peter l. hahn ohio state university
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U.S. Challenges in the Middle East since 1990
Peter L. Hahn
Ohio State University
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U.S. Challenges in the Middle East since 1990
• Persian Gulf War, 1990-1991
• Containment of Iraq, 1991-2003
• Rise of terrorism, 1980s-1990s
• Invasion of Afghanistan, 2001--
• Invasion of Iraq, 2003-2011
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Persian Gulf War, 1990-1991
• Origins– Saddam Hussein and Iranian revolution– Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988– Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, August 1990
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Persian Gulf War
• Origins• U.S. Responses
– Deterrence (re. Saudi Arabia): Operation Desert Shield
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Persian Gulf War
• Origins• U.S. Responses
– Deterrence (re. Saudi Arabia): Operation Desert Shield
– Liberation of Kuwait: Operation Desert Storm• Air (Jan.-Feb. 1991)
• Land (Feb. 1991)
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Persian Gulf War
• Origins• U.S. Responses
– Deterrence (re. Saudi Arabia): Operation Desert Shield
– Liberation of Kuwait: Operation Desert Storm• Air (Jan.-Feb. 1991)
• Land (Feb. 1991)
– Iraq Liberation deferred
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Containment of Iraq
• Aims
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Containment of Iraq
• Aims• Means
– Financial sanctions– Restrictions on military mobility– International inspections– Occasional military strikes
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Containment of Iraq
• Aims• Means
– Financial sanctions– Restrictions on military mobility– International inspections– Occasional military strikes
• Assessment
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Terrorism
• Global and historical context• Rise of Islamic fundamentalism
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Terrorism
• Global and historical context• Rise of Islamic fundamentalism• Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda
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Terrorism
• Global and historical context• Rise of Islamic fundamentalism• Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda• War below the radar
– Terrorist attacks– U.S. responses
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Terrorism
• Global and historical context• Rise of Islamic fundamentalism• Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda• War below the radar• 9/11
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U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan
• Background– Soviet invasion, 1979-1989– Civil war leading to Taliban control, 1989-
1997
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U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan
• Background
• Low intensity war, 1998-2001– 1998 U.S. missile attacks– 1999 U.N. financial sanctions– 2001 assassination of Ahmad Shah Masood
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U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan
• Background
• Low intensity war, 1998-2001
• Military conquest, 2001--– Post-9/11 U.S. assault, October 2001– NATO establishes ISAF, January 2002– NATO takes command of Kabul, 2004; whole
country, 2006
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U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan
• Background• Low intensity war, 1998-2001• Military conquest, 2001--• State-building, 2001—
– Bonn summit 12/01 forms interim government– Loya Jirga elects Hamid Karzai as president, to
2004– Loya Jirga adopts constitution, 2004– Elections: pres.: 2004; parl.: 2005
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U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan
• Background
• Low intensity war, 1998-2001
• Military conquest, 2001--
• State-building, 2001—
• Recent trouble– Taliban resurgence
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U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan
• Recent trouble– Taliban resurgence– Political tensions
• Karzai re-elected 2009, but political instability• Opium production and corruption
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U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan
• Recent trouble– Taliban resurgence– Political tensions– U.S. military dynamics
• Bush: “quiet surge,” 4,500 troops, 2008-9• Obama: 30K new troops (100K total), 12/09• NATO: in 2010, indicated departure by 2014• Nov 2011: U.S. talks with Karzai re. 10-year pact
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U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan
• Recent trouble– Taliban resurgence– Political tensions– U.S. military dynamics– Peace talks with Taliban??
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U.S. Invasion of Iraq
• Origins: Bush decision for war– Pitfalls of containment– Impact of 9/11– Fear of WMD– Personal and psychological factors
• Maneuvering toward war
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U.S. Invasion of Iraq
• Origins: Bush decision for war
• Maneuvering toward war
• The Twenty-One Day War
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U.S. Invasion of Iraq
• Origins: Bush decision for war• Maneuvering toward war• The Twenty-One Day War• Occupation– U.S. errors– Mounting insurgency– Surge, 2007—– Withdrawal of U.S. combat forces, 12/11– Balance sheet