TheGulfWar(海湾战争1990年)introduction简介英语展示.ppt

The United States has had many vital interests in the Middle East. Show its leading role in the world. 1 2 3 4 * * How was the Gulf War started? 海湾战争 Fuse(导火索) –—— The Iraqi invasion（侵略） of Kuwait（科威特） . Causes： Territorial Dispute（领土争端） But the most important reason is the oil resources . Thought as a veteran（老战士） participated in many wars，a soldier said ： The moment I saw the smoke of burning oil and dust covering on my uniform, I suddenly realized that I were in the war for oil. Actually，America was the role who incited(煽动) war. The Gulf War was the largest scale offensive operations. It was also really a high-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（联盟的） Troops（军队） was about 700,000. Cruise missile Stealth bomber Iraq : 1/3 of Iraq’s military power were destroyed The political power of Saddam were declined UN passed a resolution that condemned Iraq’s 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 soldier Damage assessment: over US$25 billion Members：