On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the American embassy in Tehran, ca

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On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the American embassy in Tehran, captured American personnel there, and held them for _____ days. Although perhaps not ordered by _____, he embraced the militants after the fact. American aid to these Muslim holy warriors in Afghanistan is a prime example of _____, or negative and perhaps unanticipated consequences of US actions in this case. In justifying his _____ war against 2003 against Iraq, President Bush argued that the war was one of self-defense because Iraq’s lies to the United Nations about weapons of mass destruction were evidence that Iraq could be about to attack the United States. However, when members of the _____ including France, Russia, and China claimed that no UN resolution gave the US the right to attack Iraq, Bush argued the UN could not block independent US action. After the Gulf War, the US imposed economic _____ on Iraq for nearly 13 years that sharply restricted its foreign trade. Perhaps up to _____ children died as a result of the sanctions, while their purpose to weaken Saddam Hussein’s hold on power in Iraq were unsuccessful.

Explanation / Answer

1. held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981.

2.

3.

4. pre-emptive

5.the United Nations Security Council

6. sanctions

7. half a million

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