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America's presence in Iraq

winning the peace
2005
Describes U.S. military activity in Iraq in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Towers, and discusses the fall of Saddam Hussein, dealing with Sunni insurgents, searching for weapons and other Iraqi leaders, and more.

The hunt for Osama bin Laden

2005
Presents information on U.S. efforts to locate Osama bin Laden following the attack on the World Trade Center in New York, and discusses Al Qaeda and their terrorist activities since 1999, and more.

Guant?namo Bay and military tribunals

the detention and trial of suspected terrorists
2005
Presents a study of the U.S. military installation at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and the detention of enemy combatants from Afghanistan and Iraq, the history of the base, treatment of the prisoners, and more.

Finding and capturing Saddam Hussein

a successful military manhunt
2005
Describes the search for Saddam Hussein following his fall, and discusses his rise to power in 1979, the mass executions of Shiites in 1991, the 1991 invasion of Kuwait and the Gulf War, attack on Baghdad, and eventual capture of Saddam.

American troops in Afghanistan

building a new nation
2005
Describes U.S. military activity in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Towers,and discusses the Taliban and their objectives, the roles of women before and after the war, the effect of U.S. presence in the country, and more.

Iraqi insurgents

resisting America's nation-building in Iraq
2005
Describes Iraqi insurgency since U.S. combat operations began in that nation, and discusses the various warring Islamic sects, the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein, coalition forces in Baghdad, and more.
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