Conflict and Change in SWAVersion en ligne Compare and Contrast the key figures and events that involved conflict and change in SWA par Aaron Stinson 1 Balfour Declaration 2 9/11 Terrorist Attack 3 Persian Gulf War 4 Operation Enduring Freedom 5 Second Gulf War Promise to support Zionist effort to make a Jewish nation Balfour was a British Representative Intended to be a secret promise to the Jews, but was released by Russia Set the precedent for a Jewish homeland Sponsored by Al Quade Target 1- New York City - World Trade Center Target 2 - Pentagon Target 3- Washington D.C Leader - Osama bin Laden United States Leader - President Bush Iraq's leader - Saddam Husain Iraq's Goal - to take over Kuwait and seize oil fields United States and Coalitions Goals - Free Kuwait and force Iraqi forces to withdrawal Result - Kuwait is freed and Saddam's Iraqi forces are forced to withdrawal Where: Afghanistan Who: Taliban and Al Queda When: October 2001 Goal: The United States Goal was to find Bin Laden, take the Taliban out of power, and defeat Al Queda Result: Al Queda and the Taliban are forced to retreat into the mountains and Bin Laden is killed Who: fought against Saddam Hussain Where: Iraq When: 2003 Why: To remove Saddam from power and find WMD's that are hidden within the country Result: Saddam is removed from power and convicted of war crimes, no weapons of mass destruction.