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Cold War Takes Toll On Iraq By: Tiffany Aybar & Ekugbe Kpeji Cold war: Iraq’s Role Allies and Foes • U.S and Soviet Union supported Iraq. • - Both Super Powers needed oil to fuel their economy. • Surrounding Iraqi countries supported Iraq Baath • Established in the 1940s in Syria . • Baath Party: Sudam Hussein was one of the founders and enforcers of the Baath party. This was a socialist and national group. • Their prime goal was to overthrow what the members saw as hopeless corrupt regime to colonialist powers. • They violently overthrew the president using their military forces. (Military Coup) • Baathism was associated with radical Arab nationalism How these turning points affected the international community Dispute in Baath Party • foreign jihadists, former Ba'ath Party members, and criminals supported by alQaeda, Syria and Iran, formed an alliance of convenience to reject the democratization of Iraq, each for its own motivation. • Saddam’s was accused of monopolizing power and of depicting a cult of personality. Effects • Its influence spread from Syria to Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan. • Nationalist beliefs in Iraq. • War between Iraq and Iran. • the socialist beliefs of the party accommodated itself to capitalism. (US. Aligned) • Revenge attacks against Baath officials and party buildings Closing Discussion • “power was in the hands of a narrow elite united by family and tribal ties, not ideology” Works Cited • “Iran-Iraq”. Encyclopedia Britannica Mobile. Enyclopedia Brittannica, Inc. 2011 • “Baath Party.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2011. Web. 4 Apr. 2011. • "Saddam Hussein and Iraq." Newsbatch. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. http://www.newsbatch.com/iraq.htm. • Kafala, Tarik. "BBC NEWS | Middle East | The Iraqi Baath Party." BBC News - Home. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2886733.s tm>.