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1、How was the Gulf War started?海灣戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)Fuse(導(dǎo)火索) The Iraqi invasion(侵略) of Kuwait(科威特) .Causes:Territorial Dispute(領(lǐng)土爭(zhēng)端)But the most important reason is the oil resources .Thought as a veteran(老戰(zhàn)士) participated in many wars,a soldier said : The moment I saw the smoke of burning oil and dust covering on my
2、 uniform, I suddenly realized that I were in the war for oil. lThe United States has had many vital interests in the Middle East. lShow its leading role in the world.Actually,America was the role who incited(煽動(dòng)) war. The Gulf War was the largest scale offensive operations. It was also really a high-
3、tech war. They were equipped with modernized weapons and arrived in the combat places in the shortest time. The U.S. dispatched(派遣) to the Gulf about 505,000 men.300,000 of them were ground troops. The total strength of the Allied(聯(lián)盟的) Troops(軍隊(duì)) was about 700,000.Cruise missileStealth bomberIraq :
4、1/3 of Iraqs military power were destroyed The political power of Saddam were declined UN passed a resolution that condemned Iraqs handling of the Kurdish issue The people of Iraq suffered a lot, they do not have enough food .water .electricity and so on. Kuwait: 1000 civilians were killed, thousands of people were hurt.Museums, hospitals, shops and homes were looted by the Iraqi soldierDamage assessment: over US$25 billion1234Members: