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The task is to learn about the reasons for starting these 2 wars as well as to learn how the American government gained the public and financial support for the interventions. You will also study about the state of the 2 countries before and during the wars – and the situation today.
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What today is called Iraq was once home the earliest agricultural communities in the world and the earliest literate societies. For millennia it was a cornerstone in European and Asian civilizations. Many ancient cultural treasures were guarded in this area. Under Arab rulers, the House of Wisdom was one of the most important universities of the Middle Ages. Scribes here preserved ancient Greek science texts that had been lost in all of Europe.<br /> <br /> Before the wars with USA started, Iraq was a country with a highly developed health system, with clean drinking water, health care and high health standards for the general population. It was also a country where many different religious and political groups coexisted. However – thirst for oil and dominance has thrown this country into a huge disaster, leaving millions in misery – marked for life by radiation by the bombshells left over by the war-machines.<br /> <br /> Afghanistan – a landlocked country that has been attacked by Western powers several since the British unsuccessfully attempted to make it a part of British India. But it was never conquered. Now it is also in deep trouble. 10 years of failed Russian occupation from 1979 to 1989 only cemented the resistance to foreign rule. When the US and UK attacked Afghanistan in 2003 – again people had to try to fend for themselves – and the many warlords could cement their power. As always, it is the poor who are the losers – with difficulties getting enough food, getting education and losing out on basic human rights. 19 billion dollars of foreign aid has basically not reached any of the poor in the country!<br /> In this task you will learn about the considerations and tactics of the Western powers, headed by the US government.
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This task is scheduled for 7 hours.<br /> <br /> 1. Start getting the overview by reading the file “Iraq and Afghanistan: What about it?” Take notes. (2 hours)<br /> 2. Go deeper into the Afghanistan war by studying Tariq Ali’s article: “Afghanistan: Mirage of the good war”. (1 hour)<br /> 3. Make a poster where you visualize the war and its consequences. (30 hour)<br /> 4. List the reasons for the Iraq war. (30 min)<br /> 5. Watch the movie Breaking The Silence: Truth And Lies In The War On Terror' (2003) (URL: http://johnpilger.com/videos/breaking-the-silence-truth-and-lies-in-the-war-on-terror). 1 hour<br /> 6. Watch the documentary: “No End in Sight”, by Charles Ferguson 2007 (URL: https://youtu.be/Ke3qZbNyg2Q ). (1½ hour)<br /> 7. Make a poster on the Iraq war – reasons why the war started, the situation before, the situation today, the costs of the war, the consequences for the Iraqi people. (30 min)<br /> 8. Send your posters and a conclusion to your teacher.<br /> <br /> EXTRA: if you want to know more about the topic, you can also watch <em>Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers </em>(URL: https://youtu.be/3Q8y-4nZP6o)
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