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Persian Gulf War
In August 1990 , Iraq invaded the small Persian Gulf nation of Kuwait . The Iraqi leader , Saddam Hussein , wanted Kuwait's rich oil fields . The U.S. got involved in this war because Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were sources of oil for them . -
9/11 Terror
On September 11 , 2001 Muslim terrorists hijacked 4 planes and destroyed major US targets . -
The War on Terror
The country Afghanistan , was invaded in October 2001 , by the US forces . The US forces quickly invaded Afghanistan because they offered a safe haven to Bin Laden . -
Suspicion in Iraq
In 2002 , President Bush announced that Saddam Hussein had " Weapons of Mass Destruction " and connections to Al Qaeda . After 9/11 , in Iraq , the U.S. found a major threat in Saddam Hussein . -
The Iraq War
In April of 2003 , Iraq was invaded by the US . During this war , Saddam Hussein was overthrown . There were no " weapons of mass destruction " found .
