Iraq War Final Presentation

Iraq War: An analysis Group Members: Pradeep Julie Katie Agelan Megan Matt

Iraq: An introduction

Iraq: Facts and Figures Official name: Republic of Iraq Capital: Baghdād Area: 169,235 sq mi Occupation- Services: 66% GDP: $ 12,602 millions

How the war started •March 2003 •Undeclared war since 1991

Gulf War Overproduction of Oil Oil Prices Falls Costs Iraq $14 Billion Operation Desert Storm

America Depends on Oil Oil Reserves Establish Military Bases Remove Threat to Israel Payment in Euros Maintain Dollar Value

September 11, 2001 Over 3000 Dead Whose to blame? Saddam Hussein / Osama bin

Laden 70% believe Saddam is Responsible

“Weapons of Mass Destruction”

“Slam-Dunk Case” No weapons ever existed “War is my absolute last

option” “Pottery Barn Rule” “You break it: You own it”

Other Countries Support 28 countries Australia Denmark El Salvador Honduras Italy Japan

Presidential Candidates and the War

Hilary Clinton: Voted YES, now

Opposed John Edwards: Voted YES, now Opposed Chris Dodd: Voted YES, not Opposed Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich against war from the beginning

Effects of war

Pros for United States Oil Terrorism Employment

Pros for Iraq Freedom from dictatorship Religious Tolerance Renovations and development

Cons for United States Deaths Money Increased terrorism Political Pressure

Cons for Iraq Deaths Nuclear emissions Political Instability Chaos

Statistics

US SPENDING IN IRAQ Spent & Approved War-Spending - About $600 billion of US taxpayers' funds. President Bush has requested another $200 billion for 2008, which would bring the cumulative total to close to $800 billion. U.S. Daily Spending in Iraq - over $270 million, in November 2007 Cost of deploying one U.S. soldier for one year in Iraq - $390,000 Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq - $9 billion of US taxpayers' money and $549.7 milion in spare parts shipped in 2004 to US contractors. Mismanaged & Wasted in Iraq - $10 billion, per Feb 2007 Congressional hearings Halliburton Overcharges Classified by the Pentagon as Unreasonable and Unsupported $1.4 billion Amount paid to KBR, a former Halliburton division, to supply U.S. military in Iraq with food, fuel, housing and other items - $20 billion Portion of the $20 billion paid to KBR that Pentagon auditors deem "questionable or supportable" - $3.2 billion Number of major U.S. bases in Iraq - 75

Troops In Iraq Iraqi Troops Trained and Able to Function Independent of U.S. Forces 6,000 as of May 2007 (per NBC's "Meet the Press" on May 20, 2007)

American Military Casualties in Iraq

Rebuilding Iraq Years to come….

Conclusion