gov week 1-2 pt 3

1991 Iraqi Uprising

After the Gulf War, Shia in the south and Kurds in the north rebelled against Saddam Hussein; the U.S. and coalition forces provided limited support, and Saddam crushed the uprisings.

Iraq Liberation Act 1998

U.S. law under Clinton officially stating that removing Saddam Hussein from power was a U.S. policy goal due to his suspected WMD programs and regional threat.

Brent Scowcroft

U.S. Air Force general and National Security Advisor under Presidents Ford and George H.W. Bush; key architect of U.S. foreign policy during the Gulf War.

Caspar Weinberger

U.S. Secretary of Defense under Reagan; influential in shaping military policy, including Gulf War planning; part of the Powell-Weinberger Doctrine formulation.

Monica Lewinsky–Bill Clinton Scandal

In the late 1990s, Clinton had an extramarital affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky; he initially denied it under oath, leading to impeachment proceedings for perjury and obstruction of justice (1998–1999).

Operation Gothic Serpent 1993

U.S. military operation in Somalia aiming to capture warlord Mohamed Aidid; led to the Battle of Mogadishu and heavy U.S. casualties.

Khobar Towers Bombing 1996

Truck bombing of a U.S. Air Force housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; killed 19 U.S. personnel and injured hundreds; linked to Hezbollah Al-Hejaz.

Battle of Mogadishu 1993

U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force fought Somali militias loyal to warlord Mohamed Aidid in Mogadishu, resulting in 18 U.S. deaths and hundreds of Somali casualties.

Terry Nichols

American domestic terrorist and accomplice of Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

Operation Infinite Reach 1998

U.S. cruise missile strikes ordered by Clinton targeting Al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a chemical plant in Sudan in retaliation for embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.