iraq war final presentation
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As a part of Introduction to Public Speaking, we were required to prepare a group speech as the final project. I, along with my group members thought of giving a speech about Iraq War: Pros Versus Cons. It includes a lot of data and opinions of the speakers.TRANSCRIPT
Iraq War: An analysisGroup Members:
PradeepJulieKatie
AgelanMeganMatt
Iraq: An introduction
Iraq: Facts and FiguresOfficial name: Republic of Iraq Capital: Baghdād Area: 169,235 sq miOccupation- Services: 66%GDP: $ 12,602 millions
How the war started
•March 2003
•Undeclared war since 1991
Gulf War
Overproduction of OilOil Prices FallsCosts Iraq $14 BillionOperation Desert Storm
America Depends on OilOil ReservesEstablish Military BasesRemove Threat to IsraelPayment in EurosMaintain Dollar Value
September 11, 2001Over 3000 DeadWhose to blame?Saddam Hussein / Osama bin Laden
70% believe Saddam is Responsible
“Weapons of Mass Destruction”“Slam-Dunk Case”No weapons ever existed“War is my absolute last option”
“Pottery Barn Rule” “You break it: You own it”
Other Countries Support28 countriesAustraliaDenmark El SalvadorHondurasItalyJapan
Presidential Candidates and the WarHilary Clinton: Voted YES, now Opposed
John Edwards: Voted YES, now Opposed
Chris Dodd: Voted YES, not Opposed
Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich against war from the beginning
Effects of war
Pros for United StatesOil
Terrorism
Employment
Pros for Iraq
Freedom from dictatorship
Religious Tolerance
Renovations and development
Cons for United States
Deaths
Money
Increased terrorism
Political Pressure
Cons for Iraq
Deaths
Nuclear emissions
Political Instability
Chaos
Statistics
US SPENDING IN IRAQ
Spent & Approved War-Spending - About $600 billion of US taxpayers' funds. President Bush has requested another $200 billion for 2008, which would bring the cumulative total to close to $800 billion.
U.S. Daily Spending in Iraq - over $270 million, in November 2007
Cost of deploying one U.S. soldier for one year in Iraq - $390,000
Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq - $9 billion of US taxpayers' money and $549.7 milion in spare parts shipped in 2004 to US contractors.
Mismanaged & Wasted in Iraq - $10 billion, per Feb 2007 Congressional hearings
Halliburton Overcharges Classified by the Pentagon as Unreasonable and Unsupported - $1.4 billion
Amount paid to KBR, a former Halliburton division, to supply U.S. military in Iraq with food, fuel, housing and other items - $20 billion
Portion of the $20 billion paid to KBR that Pentagon auditors deem "questionable or supportable" - $3.2 billion Number of major U.S. bases in Iraq - 75
Troops In Iraq Iraqi Troops Trained and Able to Function Independent of U.S. Forces - 6,000 as of May 2007 (per NBC's "Meet the Press" on May 20, 2007)
Troops in Iraq - Total 186,589, including 175,000 from the US, 5,000 from the UK, 2,000 from Georgia, 1,200 from South Korea and 3,389 from all other nations
US Troop Casualties - 3,867 US troops; 98% male. 90% non-officers; 80% active duty, 12% National Guard; 74% Caucasian, 10% African-American, 11% Latino. 18% killed by non-hostile causes. 51% of US casualties were under 25 years old. 70% were from the US Army
Non-US Troop Casualties - Total 304, with 171 from the UK US Troops Wounded - 28,489, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries (total excludes psychological injuries)
US Troops with Serious Mental Health Problems 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home US Military Helicopters Downed in Iraq - 68 total, at least 36 by enemy
fire
Private Contractors in Iraq, Working in Support of US Army Troops - More than 180,000 in August 2007, per The Nation/LA Times.
Journalists killed - 123, 83 by murder and 40 by acts of war Journalists killed by US Forces - 14
Iraqi Police and Soldiers Killed - 7,648
Iraqi Civilians Killed, Estimated - A UN issued report dated Sept 20, 2006 stating that Iraqi civilian casualties have been significantly under-reported. Casualties are reported at 50,000 to over 100,000, but may be much higher. Some informed estimates place Iraqi civilian casualties at over 600,000.
American Military Casualties in IraqAmerican Deaths Total In Combat
Since war began (3/19/03) 3876 3181
Since “Mission Accomplished” (5/1/03) 3737 3073
Since capture of Saddam (12/13/03) 3415 2875
Since Handover (6/29/04) 3017 3548
Since Election (1/31/05) 2439 2285
American Wounded Official Estimated 23,000-28530
Total Wounded 100,000
Rebuilding Iraq
Years to come….
Conclusion
Questions???