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Persian Gulf War- August 2, 1990 On August 2nd, 1990, Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently, to take control of Kuwait’s oil reserves. Iraq accused Kuwait, and also the United Arab Emirates of breaking agreements that limit oil production in the Middle East. According to Saddam Hussein, this brought down world oil prices and caused financial loss of billions of dollars in Iraq’s annual revenue. (“The Persian Gulf War”, Don Nardo). War on Terrorism- September 11, 2001 Before the world stopped in orbit, a nervous Saudi son wed the daughter of a former Egyptian cop. Like a dream, Mohammed bin Laden very likely to his bride not for love but out of expedience. The bride’s father, Mohammed Atef, is a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a band of terrorists best known for its 1981 assassination of Anwar Sadat. The groom’s father is now the world’s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden. He is known for several attacks on the world all over. He is the leader of the al Qaeda terrorist network. The attack on the USS Cole, the bombings of two American embassies in Africa, t