U.S.Intervention In The Middle East.

By M.Zalewski
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    U.S. Intervention

  • Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabians have first contact with American missionary doctors in Bahrain.

    SaudiArabia have first contact with American missionary doctors in Bahrain.

  • Saudi Arabia: Founder of Saudi Arabia asked Americans for help in finding oil.

  • Saudi Arabia: American searches for recources

  • Saudi Arabia: Arab/American oil company starts work

  • Syria: Cia backs Coup to oust the elected government

  • Iran: Cia ba ks a coup to oust the leader ossa Degh

  • Iran: Iranian oil is privitized with Britan and the US in control

  • Syria: US attempst to block the merger of Egypt and Syria

  • Iraq: The US starts helping Kurdish Rebels in opposition to Soviet friendly regime in Iraq.

  • Iraq: US helps a coup in iraq to help get rid of communist influences.

  • Iraq: US supports Kurdish Rebels uprising again in iraq, to strengthen iran.

  • Iraq: US stops help with Iraqi Kurds after Iraq and Iran stop fighting.

  • Iran: Iranian hostage hostage. 16 americans are held hostage for 15 months.

  • Iraq: ran Iraq start fighting and us is officially neutral

  • Iran: US is caught selling weapons to fund anti-communists

  • Iraq: Iraq launches large chemical weapons at Kurdish minority while the us continues to support Iraqi Government

  • Iran: Us shoots down Iranian jet

  • US led a coallition invade Iraq after Iraq invaded Kuwait

  • Iran: U.S. renews trade ban

  • Iraq: U.S. continues to fund anti-Saddam Hussein fighters in Iraq

  • Saudi Arabia: 9/11 attacks in NYC, 17/19 hijackers were Saudis cauding damage to the relationship between S.A. & U.S.

  • Iran/Iraq: President Bush identified Iran/Iraq as axis of evil.

  • Iran: earthquake kills 50,000 people; U.s. supplies direct aid

  • Iraq: U.S. invades Iraq in order to get rid of wmds, weapons of mass destruction. continues to fight for 8 years.

  • Iraq: President Bush says he’s going to foster democracy in every nation and culture after Iraq's first saddam election.

  • Iran: president sends letter to president bush asking to open a dialogue; Bush gives no response

  • Iraq: U.S. combat troops leave Iraq

  • Syria: President Obama proposes strike on Syria after use of chemical weapons.