Iraq/Afg Flashcards
In what year was an assassination attempt made on George Bush Sr.?
1993 (In Kuwait)
When was the attack on the USS Cole?
2000 - Aden, Yemen
Prior to 9/11, when did US last suffer attack on its own soil?
1814
When did the footage of Abu Ghraib get published?
2004
When did Rumsfeld resign?
2006
When were the taliban defeated in AFG?
Dec 01
When was the Bush doctrine expanded to allow pre-emptive actions against poss threats?
June 02
In what year did the Supreme Cuurt reverse decision to not view enemy combatants as POWs?
2006
When did US set up prov govt under Karzai?
Dec 01
When was Karzai relected as AFG leader?
Nov 04 and Nov 09
What % of US aid money to AFG had to be spent on US goods or services?
70%
How much more did US spend on Mil ops than on humanitarian, nation-building or mil trg?
11 times
In what year did the TB resurgence occur?
2003
When did ISAF take resp for security across AFG?
2006
In what year did insurgents attack PAK mil in Swat Valley leading to emergency powers being activated by Musharraf?
07
