Download to read offline
More Related Content
![Middle east ppt2[1]](https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/middleeastppt21-110822104414-phpapp01-thumbnail.jpg?width=640&height=640&fit=bounds)
Similar to Tengowski - Vii 7 the great recession
Tengowski - Vii 7 the great recession
- 1.
- 2. Born in NewHaven, CT Moved to Texas in 1948 Philips Academy in Andover, Mass Baseball and Cheerleading? Attended Yale (History) (1964) Denied to Texas Law Texas Air National Guard Arrested for DUI in 1970 Harvard Business School MBA-Harvard University
- 3. Bush During his Timein the Texas Air Natl. Guard
- 4. • Joins ArbustoEnergy w/ $10,000 investment • Sells that for $650,000 • Invests in Texas Rangers • Sells for $15 million • Political Career – Ran for Texas House in 1978 (lost) – Governor of Texas (1995-2000) • Executed a record 152 prisoners in 1998
- 6. VP-Dick Cheney State-Colin Powell(1st Term) Condoleeza Rice (2nd Term) Defense-Donald Rumsfeld Labor-Elaine Chao Transportation-Norman Mineta Homeland Security-Tom Ridge
- 7. • “Peace isEarned Through Strength” – Increased Military Budget • Global War on Terror • Bush Doctrine – Authored by Cheney & Paul Wolfowitz – Actions that will protect the security and democracy of Americans are justified
- 8. New President-Hu Jintao April1-US Spy Plane collides w/Chinese fighter Emergency Landing on Hainan Island Held for 12 Days, US paid $34, 567.89 Plane returned 2 months later In over 100 boxes!
- 9. • 8:45am-American Airlines 11from Boston hits WTC (North) • 9:08am-United 175 from Boston hits WTC (South) • 9:43am-American 77 from Dulles hits Pentagon • 10:10am-United 93 from Newark crash lands into Somerset, PA
- 10. 2,999 people died,24 are still missing 246 on the 4 Planes, 2603 in NYC, 125 at Pentagon All Civilian International air traffic was banned from landing for 3 days “Terrorism can shake the foundations of our tallest buildings but it can’t shake the resolve of the American people. Approval Rating hit 86%, highest ever
- 11. • October 7-US invasion of Afghanistan – Destruction of Terrorist training camps – Capture of Al-Qaeda Leaders (bin Laden) • Nov. 21-Battle of Tora Bora-remove Taliban from Kabul • President Hamid Karzai • Operation Mountain Thrust (2006)-renew attacks against the Taliban
- 12.
- 13. President Vladimir Putin Consolidationof Democratic Power? Next Tsar of Russia SORT Treaty signed May 24, 2002 Limits Nuclear arsenals to 1700 by 2012 No longer recognizes ABM Treaty
- 14. UN Resolution 1441-Notolerance or defiance of international law (WMD) Reasons for War-WMD and ties to 9/11 CIA was continuing to investigate “allegations of yellow-cake uranium sales in Niger” Thomas Wilson and Valerie Plame (CIA) No real connection was ever found… Hans Blix was never aware of any indications of a nuclear program that could attack the US
- 15. • Invasion beganon March 20, 2003 • Led by General Tommy Franks • Baghdad falls on April 9 • Successes – Operations over May 1, 2003 – Uday & Qusay killed, Saddam Executed (Dec. 30, 2006) – Iraq becomes a democracy in 2004 – Current leader-Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki
- 17. Rumsfeld Doctrine Lighter, FasterMilitary w/supporting air strikes Lack of Ground Forces to Secure Borders & Cities Debaathification Removal of Saddam’s personal army & anyone involved within his former government Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal
- 18. • Troops-680,000 invasion •540,000 US • 148 US Dead (36 Friendly Fire) • 30 Supporting Nations – 52,000 Saudi Arabia – 43,000 United Kingdom – 33,600 Egypt • Cost $61 Billion ($7 Billion to US) • 6 Weeks of Combat • Troops-300,000 invasion • 165,000 Pre-Surge • 4400US Soldiers Dead • 17 Supporting Nations – South Korea 933 – Romania 397 – El Salvador 280 • Cost $400 Billion to US • 3 Months of Active Combat
- 19. Kim Jong–Il Walked away from 1994 Agreement $4 Billion, Oil, Light-water reactors Oct. 6, 2006-Detonated Nuclear Device (Underground) May 7, 2007-Agreed to shut down reactors for release of frozen bank funds US, China, North Korean Deal September 2, 2007-Agreed to dismantle nuclear program by the end of 2007.
- 20. Bush’s Desire fora Palestinian State by 2005 Denounced Arafat (Died in 2003) Israel PM-Ehud Olmert Palestinian President- Mahmoud Abbas Israel must halt West Bank activity Palestinian must halt and dismantle all terrorist activities
- 21. Colonel Muhammar Quadhafi Agreed in2003 to disarm all of their WMD Allowed weapons inspectors in (UN) In 2006, agreed to full diplomatic ties with the US (off Axis of Evil…)
- 22. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad US callsfor a stop to production of all nuclear weapons In 2003, Iran stopped making a bomb Continued enrichment of uranium Continued long range missile system
- 23. Tax Cuts-3 majorcuts so far… In 2001, he cut taxes by $1.35 trillion In 2003, he cut taxes by $350 billion Tax cuts were set to expire in December 31, 2010 Spending Federal Spending up 28% 2006-Budget was $2.4 trillion, defense was $480 Billion 2007 Deficit-Approximately $400 Billion National Debt as of today-$19.2Trillion What does it all mean?
- 24. US Patriot Act Actgreatly increased the authority of US intelligence agencies Search Emails, telephone calls, medical, financial records Loss of civil liberties??? Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge (R, PA) Cabinet level position that secures America from terrorist attacks and natural disasters Director of National Intelligence John Michael McConnell Currently collects information from 16 agencies and reports directly to the President
- 25. Jan 2002-No ChildLeft Behind Act Passed All students will take tests to prove that they are proficient in math, science, and reading Has it been adequately funded? Funding has gone up 14% Parents in school districts that are failing can send their kids to other schools By the year 2014, all children are supposed to be advanced or proficient Sex Education & Intelligent Design???
- 26. November 2003 Bans abortionsduring the 2nd Trimester of a Pregnancy Polls Available-39% Available w/stricter limits-38% Not available-23% Poll-CBS(2006)
- 27. November 2003 $534 billionover the next 10 years Benefits were given to companies to not eliminate prescription drug coverage Government will not negotiate discounts with drug companies
- 28. Appointed July 19,2005 Replaced Sandra Day O’Connor 3rd Youngest ever to be Chief Justice Has turned the court into a 5-4 balance towards the conservatives
- 29. Demanded a “Guest- Worker”Program would allow 12 million illegal immigrants to obtain legal status Deployed 6000 National Guardsmen to border 700 Mile Fence created along US/Mexico Border
- 30. Withdrew from KyotoProtocols Worldwide Pollution standards that would lower the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere To date, 170 countries signed, US & Afghanistan have not Bush did not sign because of China and India’s level of commitment Social Security Reforms Privatization means that individuals would be free to invest their FICA taxes into secured investments Up to $1000/year could be invested
- 31. Destroyed February 1, 2003 Brokeup over Texas at a altitude of 39 miles All 7 Crew Members were killed
- 32. Hurricane Katrina August 23-28, 2005 1836Killed $81.2 Billion in Damages Criticisms-Michael Brown as director of FEMA, also President of Arabian Horse Association Iraq War had stretched response to thin… Bush denied that he received warnings about the levee system
- 33. Virginia Tech Shooting April 16,2007 SeungHi-Cho killed 32 people and wounded 25 more
- 34. 1. Two MajorTax Cuts! $1.3 Trillion + $350 Billion 2. US Government Yearly Budgets 2008: Budget Deficit - $1.4 Trillion 3. National Debt - $10.6 Trillion 4. Credit Crisis Households using 130% of their income 5. Rise of Oil Prices – Over $100/Barrel 6. Stock Market Decline – Lost $7 Trillion in Value
- 35.