HIST+484+Today+(S17)

Add for next time I teach this course:

Russia is looking to engage with the Taliban https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/01/15/russia-is-looking-to-engage-with-the-taliban-heres-why/?utm_term=.e32e4ea90b67

IRAQ OUTLINE

Set the stage: veils, Islam, Islamic State, Iran role in region 9/11 Afghanistan invasion and next years Iraq maneuvering Iraq invasion Iraq Lost Year Iraq to Surge Current issues in both Iraq and Afghanistan

Taliban territory:Life in Afghanistan under the militants

Organiation of the Quran []

Quran itself []

Timeline of the 9/11 attacks []

Stories of 9/11 BBC News []

Ramadan: A Guide to the Islamic holy month []

ISIS finances are strong []

Afghanistan in the 1950s and 1960s []

Afghanistan photo essays []

You Can't Understand ISIS If You Don't Know the History of Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia []

ISIS’ Harsh Brand of Islam Is Rooted in Austere Saudi Creed []

Islam in America: From African Slaves to Malcolm X []

Battle for Iraq and Syria in maps []

Who are the Kurds []

Profile: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi []

How ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became the world’s most powerful jihadist leader []

AFGHANISTAN

Soviet War in Afghanistan http://youtu.be/Ks-TRX5JfEA

The Iraqi militia helping Iran carve a road to Damascus http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/mideast-crisis-iraq-nujaba/

Taliban Leader Feared Pakistan Before He Was Killed https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/world/asia/taliban-leader-feared-pakistan-before-he-was-killed.html

Why Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr visited Saudi Arabia https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/08/10/why-a-controversial-iraqi- shiite-cleric-visited-saudi-arabia/

Iran Gains Ground in Afghanistan as U.S. Presence Wanes https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/world/asia/iran-afghanistan-taliban.html

Afghan civil war period Warlords still around That one who returned recently

Taliban territory: Life in Afghanistan under the militants http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40171379

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulbuddin_Hekmatyar

Gulbudin (Gulbodin Hekmatyar) Afghanistan 1993 The Civil War Archives Flashback http://youtu.be/EQs1Z0db-EQ

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Afghan Warlord, Returns to City He Left in Ruins https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/world/asia/afghan-warlord-returns-to-city-he-left-in-ruins- with-hope-for-peace.html?_r=0

Afghan warlord Hekmatyar returns to Kabul after peace deal http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39802833

Inside The Taliban [National Geographic] http://youtu.be/f4cVVuSi2fI

Sebastian Junger Afghanistan Revealed Ahmad Shah Massoud and the Northern alliance "RESTREPO" http://youtu.be/i56RbReMvsU

Afghan Civil War (1989–92) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Civil_War_(1989%E2%80%9392)

Afghan Civil War (1992–96) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Civil_War_(1992%E2%80%9396)

Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Civil_War_(1996%E2%80%932001)

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 27 APRIL

(Today's the day, we're finally through, I'm so glad and you are, too) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday songs on Thursday**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term paper: Due by Friday, 6 May**

Go to this link for the complete instructions:

Iraq term paper http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+term+paper


 * III. Take-home final exam: Due by Friday, 6 May**

4-5 typewritten pages.

Similar to take-home mid-term exam: Give a lecture (in writing) to a high school class or to new people in the military.

Go to this link for the material you need to cover:

Study guide for take-home final exam.: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/HIST+484+Final+Exam


 * IV. IDEA evaluations**

Make sure to do them on your own.


 * V. In class today:**

SFC Will Menjivar (Miguel's Dad) will be our guest.

Check out the references to Sergeant Menjivar (pages 73 and 81) from this link: "Tip of the Spear: US Army Small Unit Action in Iraq, 2004-2007" http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/iraq/TotS/Tip_Spear.pdf


 * TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 25 APRIL**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term paper: Due by Friday, 6 May**

Go to this link for the complete instructions:

Iraq term paper http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+term+paper


 * III. Take-home final exam: Due by Friday, 6 May**

4-5 typewritten pages.

Similar to take-home mid-term exam: Give a lecture (in writing) to a high school class or to new people in the military.

Go to this link for the material you need to cover:

Study guide for take-home final exam.: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/HIST+484+Final+Exam


 * IV. IDEA evaluations**

Make sure to do them on your own.


 * V. Schedule for Thursday, 27 April:**

SFC Will Menjivar (Miguel's Dad) will be our guest.

Check out the references to Sergeant Menjivar (pages 73 and 81) from this link: "Tip of the Spear: US Army Small Unit Action in Iraq, 2004-2007" http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/iraq/TotS/Tip_Spear.pdf


 * VI. In class today:**

The Syria catastrophe explained in 3 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFL1TbYZBBg&feature=youtu.be

Untangling the overlapping conflicts in the Syrian war []

Straightforward answers to basic questions about Syria's civil war []

[Reminder to me: to do in class] Video: The Battle for Syria (FRONTLINE) (56:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08A8CwCR8oA&feature=youtu.be


 * TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 20 APRIL**

Friday songs on Thursday (1 more week, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term paper: Due by Friday, 6 May**

[consult this link] http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+term+paper


 * III. Take-home final exam: Due by Friday, 6 May**

Similar to take-home mid-term exam. Give a lecture (in writing) to a high school class or to new people in the military.

Study guide: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/HIST+484+Final+Exam


 * IV. IDEA evaluations**

Make sure to do them on your own.

V. Schedule for Thursday, 27 April: Miguel's Dad will be our guest

VI. In class today:

The Syria catastrophe explained in 3 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFL1TbYZBBg&feature=youtu.be

Untangling the overlapping conflicts in the Syrian war []

Straightforward answers to basic questions about Syria's civil war []

[Reminder to me: to do in class] Video: The Battle for Syria (FRONTLINE) (56:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08A8CwCR8oA&feature=youtu.be


 * VII:** **In class today: Iranian influence in Iraq**

Homework reading:

Iran and Saudi Arabia's great rivalry explained http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35221569

Iran's Qasem Soleimani wields power behind the scenes in Iraq http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27883162

The fighters of Iraq who answer to Iran http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/12/us-mideast-crisis-militias-specialreport-idUSKCN0IW0ZA20141112

Power failure in Iraq as militias outgun the state http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/iraq-abadi/

In class: Video: Bad Voodoo's War http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/badvoodoo/


 * TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 18 APRIL**

Welcome back. I have missed you tons!!


 * Homework reading for today:**

A sharp shift from killing to kindness [read both pages] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33544-2004Dec3.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33544-2004Dec3_2.html

Sunni –Shia Tensions Are More About Politics, Power and Privilege than Theology https://acmcu.georgetown.edu/sunni-shia-tensions

Afghan Security Reforms Falter, With Tough Fighting Ahead https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/world/asia/afghanistan-army-training-corruption.html?mabReward=R1&recp=2


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Maps for class use**

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]


 * III. Term paper**


 * Due by Friday, 6 May**

[consult this link] http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+term+paper


 * IV. Take-home final exam**


 * Due by Friday, 6 May**

Similar to take-home mid-term exam.

Study guide: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/HIST+484+Final+Exam


 * V. IDEA evaluations**

We will take time on Thursday for them.


 * VI. Schedule for remainder of the semester**

Question: what day for Miguel's Dad?


 * a. Thursday, 20 April: Iranian influence**

Homework reading:

Iran and Saudi Arabia's great rivalry explained http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35221569

Iran's Qasem Soleimani wields power behind the scenes in Iraq http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27883162

The fighters of Iraq who answer to Iran http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/12/us-mideast-crisis-militias-specialreport-idUSKCN0IW0ZA20141112

Power failure in Iraq as militias outgun the state http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/iraq-abadi/

[Reminder to me to show this video in class] Video: Bad Voodoo's War http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/badvoodoo/


 * b. Tuesday, 25 April: Syria**

In rise of ISIS, no single missed key but many strands of blame http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/world/middleeast/in-rise-of-isis-no-single-missed-key-but-many-strands-of-blame.html?_r=0

The Syria catastrophe explained in 3 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFL1TbYZBBg&feature=youtu.be

Untangling the overlapping conflicts in the Syrian war []

Straightforward answers to basic questions about Syria's civil war []

[Reminder to me: to do in class] Video: The Battle for Syria (FRONTLINE) (56:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08A8CwCR8oA&feature=youtu.be


 * c. Thursday, 27 April: Research day**


 * [No face-to-face clas**s.] Time to work on your term paper


 * VII:** **In class today: new material**

Video: Battle for Iraq: Inside Mosul (33:56) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/battle-for-iraq/

Video: Hunting ISIS (24:08) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/hunting-isis/


 * TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 13 APRIL**

Easter break


 * TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 11 APRIL**

Research day


 * TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 6 APRIL**

Friday songs on Thursday (3 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Maps for class use**

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]


 * III. Term paper**

[consult this link] http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+term+paper


 * IV. Take-home final exam**

Similar to take-home mid-term exam.


 * V. Schedule for remainder of the semester**


 * a. Tuesday, 11 April: Research day.**


 * [No face-to-face clas**s.] Time to work on your term paper.


 * b. Thursday, 13 April**


 * [No class: Easter Break]**


 * c.Tuesday, 18 April: after Easter break**

Homework reading:

A sharp shift from killing to kindness [read both pages] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33544-2004Dec3.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33544-2004Dec3_2.html

[Reminder to me: to do in class]

Video: Battle for Iraq: Inside Mosul (33:56) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/battle-for-iraq/

Video: Hunting ISIS (24:08) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/hunting-isis/


 * d. Thursday, 20 April: Iranian influence**

Homework reading:

Iran and Saudi Arabia's great rivalry explained http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35221569

Iran's Qasem Soleimani wields power behind the scenes in Iraq http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27883162

The fighters of Iraq who answer to Iran http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/12/us-mideast-crisis-militias-specialreport-idUSKCN0IW0ZA20141112

Power failure in Iraq as militias outgun the state http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/iraq-abadi/

[Reminder to me to show this video in class] Video: Bad Voodoo's War http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/badvoodoo/


 * e. Tuesday, 25 April: Syria**

In rise of ISIS, no single missed key but many strands of blame http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/world/middleeast/in-rise-of-isis-no-single-missed-key-but-many-strands-of-blame.html?_r=0

The Syria catastrophe explained in 3 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFL1TbYZBBg&feature=youtu.be

Untangling the overlapping conflicts in the Syrian war []

Straightforward answers to basic questions about Syria's civil war []

[Reminder to me: to do in class] Video: The Battle for Syria (FRONTLINE) (56:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08A8CwCR8oA&feature=youtu.be


 * f. Thursday, 27 April: Research day**


 * [No face-to-face clas**s.] Time to work on your term paper


 * g. Papers due: Friday, 6 May**


 * V. In class today: Thursday, 6 April:**

Homework reading:

How Zarqawi went from "thug" to ISIS founder []

The colonels' war http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/colonels.html

Misreading history: comparing Iraq to Vietnam http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/misreading.html


 * [Reminder to me: to do in class]*

Video: Is the US losing Iraq (1:25:41) From the surge to withdrawal (start at 38:50=it will take 45 minutes to end)


 * TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 4 APRIL**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Maps for class use**

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]


 * III. Term paper**

[consult this link] http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+term+paper


 * IV. Homework for the next several classes:**


 * a. Thursday, 6 April: Endgame 2007**

Homework reading:

How Zarqawi went from "thug" to ISIS founder []

The colonels' war http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/colonels.html

Misreading history: comparing Iraq to Vietnam http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/misreading.html


 * [Reminder to me: to do in class]*

Video: Is the US losing Iraq (1:25:41) From the surge to withdrawal (start at 38:50=it will take 45 minutes to end)


 * b. Tuesday, 11 April: Research day.**


 * [No face-to-face clas**s.] Time to work on your term paper


 * c. Thursday, 13 April**


 * [No class: Easter Break]**


 * V. In class today: Tuesday, 4 April: Endgame 2006**

Emma Sky: the British peacenik who became key to the US military []

Emma Sky: 'we had to deal with people who had blood on their hands' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/16/inside-iraq-emma-sky

Video: Emma Sky's rise in Iraq, in an all-male sea of military men (3:24) http://youtu.be/MQe2z0rh-i4

Interview: Frederick Kagan http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/interviews/kagan.html Plan for victory in Iraq http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/13376


 * [Reminder to me: to do in class]***

Video: The Secret History of ISIS (FRONTLINE) (54:47) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-secret-history-of-isis/ http://youtu.be/hOEtS4lkSlk


 * TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 30 MARCH**

Friday songs on Thursday (4 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Maps for class use**

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]


 * III. Term paper**

[consult this link] http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+term+paper


 * IV. Homework for the next several classes:**


 * a. Tuesday, 4 April: Endgame 2006**

Homework reading:

Emma Sky: the British peacenik who became key to the US military []

Emma Sky: 'we had to deal with people who had blood on their hands' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/16/inside-iraq-emma-sky

Video: Emma Sky's rise in Iraq, in an all-male sea of military men (3:24) http://youtu.be/MQe2z0rh-i4

Interview: Frederick Kagan http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/interviews/kagan.html Plan for victory in Iraq http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/13376


 * [Reminder to me: to do in class]*

Work through second half of 2006 chronology http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Endgame

Video: The Secret History of ISIS (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-secret-history-of-isis/ http://youtu.be/hOEtS4lkSlk


 * b. Thursday, 6 April: Endgame 2007**

Homework reading:

Interview: Philip Zelikow http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/interviews/zelikow.html

The colonels' war http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/colonels.html

Can the surge work? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/surge.html

Misreading history: comparing Iraq to Vietnam http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/misreading.html


 * [Reminder to me: to do in class]*

Work through 2007 chronology http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Endgame

Video: Bad Voodoo's War http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/badvoodoo/


 * c. Tuesday, 11 April: Research day.**

No face-to-face class. Time to work on your term paper


 * d. Thursday, 13 April [No class: Easter Break]**


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

The Art of a Deal with the Taliban https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/opinion/the-art-of-a-deal-with-the-taliban.html?mabReward=CTM1&recp=8&_r=1

Moqtada al-Sadr (BBC News profile) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12135160

Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3604393.stm

Sadr declares new Iraq ceasefire http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7258469.stm

Iraq signs up to the Sunni Awakening movement http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7226974.stm

Q & A: Iraq's Sunni Awakening Councils http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10677623

Iraq's Sunni militia leaders reveal why they turned on Al-Qaeda http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11417211


 * VI. In class today: new material**

1. American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan https://www.jasondavies.com/american-forces-in-afghanistan-and-iraq/

2. Work through first half of 2006 chronology from Endgame website http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Endgame


 * TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 28 MARCH**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Maps for class use**

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]


 * III. Term paper**

[consult this link] http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+term+paper


 * IV. Homework for the next several classes:**

a. Thursday, 30 March: Endgame 2006

Homework reading: [these are all shorter than the interview articles]

The Art of a Deal with the Taliban https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/opinion/the-art-of-a-deal-with-the-taliban.html?mabReward=CTM1&recp=8&_r=1

Moqtada al-Sadr (BBC News profile) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12135160

Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3604393.stm

Sadr declares new Iraq ceasefire http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7258469.stm

Iraq signs up to the Sunni Awakening movement http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7226974.stm

Q & A: Iraq's Sunni Awakening Councils http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10677623

Iraq's Sunni militia leaders reveal why they turned on Al-Qaeda http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11417211


 * [Reminder to me to do in class:]*

1. American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan https://www.jasondavies.com/american-forces-in-afghanistan-and-iraq/

2. Work through first half of 2006 chronology from Endgame website http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Endgame

3. Watch second half of Endgame video (81:00 total running time) []


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

Frequently asked questions about private contractors []

Interview: Michael Gordon (Endgame) []

Interview: Col. H.R. McMaster []


 * VI. In class today: new material**

1. Work through 2004/2005 chronology from Endgame website http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Endgame

2. Watch first half of Endgame video (81:00 total running time) []


 * TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 23 MARCH**

Friday songs on Thursday (5 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]

III. Term paper

[consult this link] http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+term+paper

IV. Homework:

WEEK #12

a. Tuesday, 28 March: Endgame 2004/2005

Homework reading:

Frequently asked questions about private contractors []

Interview: Michael Gordon (Endgame) []

Interview: Col. H.R. McMaster []

[Reminder to me to do in class:]

1. Work through 2004/2005 chronology from Endgame website http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Endgame

2. Watch first half of Endgame video (81:00 total running time) []

b. Thursday, 30 March: Endgame 2006

Homework reading: [these are all shorter than the interview articles]

Moqtada al-Sadr (BBC News profile) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12135160

Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3604393.stm

Sadr declares new Iraq ceasefire http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7258469.stm

Iraq signs up to the Sunni Awakening movement http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7226974.stm

Q & A: Iraq's Sunni Awakening Councils http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10677623

Iraq's Sunni militia leaders reveal why they turned on Al-Qaeda http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11417211

[Reminder to me to do in class:]

1. American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan https://www.jasondavies.com/american-forces-in-afghanistan-and-iraq/

2. Work through first half of 2006 chronology from Endgame website http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Endgame

3. Watch second half of Endgame video (81:00 total running time) []

WEEK #13

a. Tuesday, 4 April: Endgame 2006

Homework reading:

Emma Sky: the British peacenik who became key to the US military []

Emma Sky: 'we had to deal with people who had blood on their hands' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/16/inside-iraq-emma-sky

Video: Emma Sky's rise in Iraq, in an all-male sea of military men (3:24) http://youtu.be/MQe2z0rh-i4

Interview: Frederick Kagan http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/interviews/kagan.html Plan for victory in Iraq http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/13376

[Reminder to me: to do in class]

Work through second half of 2006 chronology http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Endgame

Video: The Secret History of ISIS

b. Thursday, 6 April: Endgame 2007

Homework reading:

Interview: Philip Zelikow http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/interviews/zelikow.html

The colonels' war http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/colonels.html

Can the surge work? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/surge.html

Misreading history: comparing Iraq to Vietnam http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/themes/misreading.html

[Reminder to me: to do in class]

Work through 2007 chronology http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Endgame

Video: Bad Voodoo's War

WEEK #14

a. Tuesday, 11 April: Research day.

No face-to-face class. Time to work on your term paper

b. Thursday, 13 April [No class: Easter Break]

V. In class today: reaction to homework

Inside the Green Zone (Interview with Rajiv Chandrasekaran) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/analysis/greenzone.html

Interview: James Dobbins http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/interviews/dobbins.html

Interview: Michael Gordon (Lost Year in Iraq) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/interviews/gordon.html

VI. In class today: new material

Lost Year in Iraq chronology: work through each item http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/cron/ http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Lost+Year+in+Iraq

My commentary on various points:

Liberators; should have taken responsibility of occupiers

Chalabi and his US contacts pushed deep deBaathification

Sadr not a total puppet of Iran, but furthering their (Shiite) aims perhaps

TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 21 MARCH

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]

III. Homework for Thursday, 23 March:

Inside the Green Zone (Interview with Rajiv Chandrasekaran) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/analysis/greenzone.html

Interview: James Dobbins http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/interviews/dobbins.html

Interview: Michael Gordon http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/interviews/gordon.html

IV. Term Paper

a. General guidelines for paper:

Due on the last day of final exam week.

(20% of your grade): 1,500 words (not counting the footnotes and bibliography), typed (hard copy), double-spaced, with properly documented footnotes and bibliography (at least 15 solid sources).

b. Grading Rubric http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Grading+Rubric

c. Topic selection and content analysis

Think of your paper as a case study.

I want you to gain an understanding of how bureaucratic/political decisions get made by people--not in a vacuum and usually messy--and how those decisions are then critiqued, attacked, and defended (spin control) in our political system.

Take one event from our timelines. Notice the headings on this timeline: []

US side primarily: decisions, power struggles On the ground in Iraq or Afghanistan as necessary

Try to get at the following: Who, what, when, where, why, how What result What effect

Example of a possible term paper topic: What were the factors/people/controversies involved in the U.S. decision to disband the Iraqi army in 2003?

How to get your sources: Follow the leads on our timeline capsule summary (interview)

Use Washington Post and New York Times as base resources.

Use the Lexis Nexis (Lexis Nexis) database for other articles []

Different points of view to round out your coverage.

Finding Opinions, Editorials, and Opposing Viewpoints (University of Texas) []

Leanings of Magazines and Newspapers (Lorain County Community College) []

Get further articles from APU database search

V: In class today: reaction to homework

Can the insurgency be defeated? (Kalev Sepp) []

Junior Officers innovating and improvising using CAVNET []

Interview: Michael Ware []

VI. In class today: Video

Video: Lost Year in Iraq video (57:00) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Lost+Year+in+Iraq Video []

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 16 MARCH

Friday songs on Thursday (6 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]

III. Homework:

a. Tuesday, 21 March

Can the insurgency be defeated? (Kalev Sepp) []

Junior Officers innovating and improvising using CAVNET []

Interview: Michael Ware []

b. Thursday, 23 March

Inside the Green Zone (Interview with Rajiv Chandrasekaran) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/analysis/greenzone.html

Interview: James Dobbins http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/interviews/dobbins.html

Interview: Michael Gordon http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/interviews/gordon.html

Reminder to me: to do in class on Tuesday

Lost Year in Iraq video http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Lost+Year+in+Iraq Video []

Iraq War's 10th Anniversary: Occupation and Insurgency - In Focus - The Atlantic (2 of 3) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/03/iraq-wars-10th-anniversary-occupation-and-insurgency/100476/ for in class:

Term Paper

IV. In class today: reaction to homework

Interview: Lt. Col. Marcone []

Interview: Col. David Perkins []

Perkins on Fox News http://video.foxnews.com/v/1521754361001/?#sp=show-clips

Thunder Runs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2KuT_nQQrI&feature=youtu.be

Baghdad Bob:

Compared to Sean Spicer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyDo6qeXRZM&feature=youtu.be

Selected clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfAeMtcURg0&feature=youtu.be

V. In class today: "The Insurgency"

I've set up a separate wiki page for this FRONTLINE program on "The Insurgency.": http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/The+Insurgency

FYI: my summary wiki page for all of the Iraq/Afghanistan FRONTLINE programs [The most important ones (for our course) have a separate page] http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/FRONTLINE

Video: "The Insurgency" (54:49) []

TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 14 MARCH

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]

III. Homework for Thursday, 16 March

Interview: Lt. Col. Marcone []

Interview: Col. David Perkins []

IV. In class today: new material

M1 Abrams Battle of 73 Easting, (Gulf War 1991) Captain H.R. McMaster http://youtu.be/aBG_G678Trg

Invasion video http://youtu.be/MUxiGu5bXoU Transcript []

Iraq War Timeline as Told Through Front Pages [use this!!] http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/the-iraq-war-timeline-as-told-through-front-pages

Invasion chronology (on FRONTLINE website) [] On our wiki http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Invasion+of+Iraq

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 2 MARCH

Friday songs on Thursday (8 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]

Syria maps [] []

II. Term Paper

Refer to Tuesday, 28 February schedule

III. Homework for the Tuesday after Spring break

None. Have a wonderful break.

IV. In class today: reaction to homework

Ahmad Chalabi, the master manipulator https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-master-manipulator/2015/11/05/6555c004-8401-11e5-9afb-0c971f713d0c_story.html

The Kurds: the world's largest stateless nation []

The Kurds - A Chronology []

Thousands die in gas attack against Kurds []

V. In class today: Bush's War video

Part 2 (1:55:00) https://youtu.be/NW5rkUVyYqk

TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]

Syria maps [] []

III. Mid-Term

IV. Term Paper

a. General guidelines for paper:

Due on the last day of final exam week.

(20% of your grade): 1,500 words (not counting the footnotes and bibliography), typed (hard copy), double-spaced, with properly documented footnotes and bibliography (at least 15 solid sources).

b. Grading Rubric http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Grading+Rubric

c. Topic selection and content analysis

Think of your paper as a case study.

I want you to gain an understanding of how bureaucratic/political decisions get made by people--not in a vacuum and usually messy--and how those decisions are then critiqued, attacked, and defended (spin control) in our political system.

Take one event from our timelines. Notice the headings on this timeline: []

US side primarily: decisions, power struggles On the ground in Iraq or Afghanistan as necessary

Try to get at the following: Who, what, when, where, why, how What result What effect

Example of a possible term paper topic: What were the factors/people/controversies involved in the U.S. decision to disband the Iraqi army in 2003?

How to get your sources: Follow the leads on our timeline capsule summary (interview)

Use Washington Post and New York Times as base resources.

Use the Lexis Nexis (Lexis Nexis) database for other articles []

Different points of view to round out your coverage.

Finding Opinions, Editorials, and Opposing Viewpoints (University of Texas) []

Leanings of Magazines and Newspapers (Lorain County Community College) []

Get further articles from APU database search

V. Homework for Thursday, 2 March

The bitter closed-door battles between Rumsfeld and the U.S. Army over troop levels (James Fallows) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/interviews/fallows.html

Ahmad Chalabi, Iraqi politician who pushed for US invasion, dies at 71 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/world/middleeast/ahmad-chalabi-iraq-dead.html?_r=0

Ahmad Chalabi, the master manipulator https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-master-manipulator/2015/11/05/6555c004-8401-11e5-9afb-0c971f713d0c_story.html

Where Plan A left Ahmad Chalabi http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/magazine/05CHALABI.html?pagewanted=all

VI. FYI

Afghanistan’s Approach to Russian Diplomacy: Keep It in the Family https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/world/asia/afghanistan-moscow-putin-ghani-kochai.html?_r=0

VII. In class today: reaction to homework

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]

Ancient land; Iraq places in the Bible http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/a-tour-of-iraqs-ancient-sites/

Baath Party http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2886733.stm

Calling Secretary Rex Tillerson []

Neoconservatism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism

VIII. In class today: new material

Compare setup today with Bush's War scenario

President: George W. Bush versus Donald Trump Vice President: Dick Cheney versus Mike Pence National Security Council Advisor: Condoleezza Rice versus H.R. Mcmaster Secretary of State: Colin Powell versus Rex Tillerson Secretary of Defense: Donald Rumsfeld versus Jim Mattis

Bush: Neo-conservatives (Paul Wolfowitz. Douglas Feith, Richard Perle)

Trump: alt-right (Stephen Bannon, Stephen Miller) Trump: son-in-law Jared Kushner (foreign policy)

IX. In class today: Video on Bush's War

Bush's War videos (2:23:00) Start around 1:38:00 Standing desk 1:40:57 Part 1 https://youtu.be/eqV85YcGPkQ

Part 2 (1:55:00) https://youtu.be/NW5rkUVyYqk

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 23 FEBRUARY

Friday songs on Thursday (9 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Iraq map []

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]

Syria maps [] []

III. Mid-Term

What did you learn from the experience?

IV. Homework for Tuesday,

Iraq map: major ethnic and religious groups [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/map]

Ancient land; Iraq places in the Bible http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/a-tour-of-iraqs-ancient-sites/

Baath Party http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2886733.stm

Calling Secretary Rex Tillerson []

Neoconservatism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism

V. In class today: Video on Bush's War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqV85YcGPkQ&feature=youtu.be

Transcript (part 1) []

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY

Friday songs on Thursday (10 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Map for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

III. Mid-Term

Tuesday, 21 February No face-to-face class session that day. Paper due in class on Thursday, 23 February

4-5 typewritten pages/hard copy Give a lecture to a high school class/new people in military

Study guide http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/HIST+484+Mid-Term

Grading rubric http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Grading+Rubric

IV. in class today: new material

Afghan Taliban reach is the widest since 2001, per United Nations report http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-united-nations.html

Afghanistan's hidden Taliban government http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/world/asia/07taliban.html?hp=&pagewanted=all

The Women of Afghanistan (Photos) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/09/the-women-of-the-afghanistan-war/100585/

Tasked with combating opium, Afghan officials profit from it http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/asia/afghanistan-opium-heroin-taliban-helmand.html?_r=2

The Karzai years: from hope to recrimination http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28257108

Afghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27142426

The Afghan War and the Evolution of Obama http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/world/asia/obama-afghanistan-war.html?_r=1

V. In class today: let's try this video again

Return of the Taliban FRONTLINE 2006 (54:53) [a report about the Pakistan tribal areas] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/taliban/ Transcript http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/etc/script.html

TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Map for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

III. Mid-Term

Tuesday, 21 February No face-to-face class session that day. Paper due in class on Thursday, 23 February

4-5 typewritten pages/hard copy Give a lecture to a high school class/new people in military

Study guide http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/HIST+484+Mid-Term

Grading rubric http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Grading+Rubric

IV. Homework for Thursday, 16 February: Afghanistan currently

Please read prior to class:

Afghan Taliban reach is the widest since 2001, per United Nations report http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-united-nations.html

Afghanistan's hidden Taliban government http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/world/asia/07taliban.html?hp=&pagewanted=all

The Women of Afghanistan (Photos) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/09/the-women-of-the-afghanistan-war/100585/

Tasked with combating opium, Afghan officials profit from it http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/asia/afghanistan-opium-heroin-taliban-helmand.html?_r=2

The Karzai years: from hope to recrimination http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28257108

Afghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27142426

The Afghan War and the Evolution of Obama http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/world/asia/obama-afghanistan-war.html?_r=1

V. In class today: Pakistan's role in the Afghan conflict

In their own country: Pakistan's main enemy is India to the east.

They want a weak Afghanistan (one they can control) on their west.

Key to our war in Afghanistan: Pakistan provides a sanctuary for our enemy (Al Qaeda as well as Taliban).

Porous border (1,500 miles long) between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Some comparative examples: Length of Mexico-US border=1,950 miles Distance Boston to Miami=1,500 miles Distance Seattle-San Diego=1,250 miles

Three different aspects to this Pakistan issue:

a) Pakistan's choice after 9/11. Support US.

But they have played off both ends against the middle since then. Is Pakistan an ally of the US or an enemy or both (frenemy)?

b) Pakistan as a sanctuary for the enemy. But nuances within this view.

c) What if US withdraws?

This is one part of the dilemma from Pakistan's point of view.

VI. In class today: maps

Ethnic maps of Afghanistan and Pakistan Look particularly how the Pashtun straddle the border for a large distance http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Maps/afghan.map.htm

Tribal areas http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/tribal/map.html

Pakistan http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/pakistan_map.htm

Afghanistan http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/afghanistan_map.htm

VII. In class today: reaction to homework

Madrassas (Saudi Time Bomb FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saudi/analyses/madrassas.html

"Even Where Pakistani Law Exists, Taliban Find a Porous Border" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/world/asia/05baluch.html?hpw

Interview: Lt. Col. John Nagl (ret.) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamaswar/interviews/nagl.html

VII. In class today: video

Return of the Taliban FRONTLINE 2006 (54:53) [a report about the Pakistan tribal areas] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/taliban/ Transcript http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/etc/script.html

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 9 FEBRUARY

Friday songs on Thursday (11 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East Ethnic maps of Afghanistan and Pakistan http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Maps/afghan.map.htm Tribal areas http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/tribal/map.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/tribal/ Pakistan http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/pakistan_map.htm Afghanistan http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/afghanistan_map.htm

III. Mid-Term Tuesday, 21 February Take-home mid-term due by 5 p.m. No face-to-face class session that day.

4-5 typewritten pages/hard copy Give a lecture to a high school class/new people in military

IV. Homework for next week

a. Tuesday, 14 February: Pakistan issues

Please read prior to class:

Madrassas (Saudi Time Bomb FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saudi/analyses/madrassas.html

"Even Where Pakistani Law Exists, Taliban Find a Porous Border" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/world/asia/05baluch.html?hpw

Interview: Lt. Col. John Nagl (ret.) | Obama's War http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamaswar/interviews/nagl.html

b. Thursday, 16 February: Afghanistan currently

Please read prior to class:

Afghan Taliban reach is the widest since 2001, per United Nations report http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-united-nations.html

Afghanistan's hidden Taliban government http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/world/asia/07taliban.html?hp=&pagewanted=all

The Women of Afghanistan (Photos) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/09/the-women-of-the-afghanistan-war/100585/

Tasked with combating opium, Afghan officials profit from it http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/asia/afghanistan-opium-heroin-taliban-helmand.html?_r=2

The Karzai years: from hope to recrimination http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28257108

Afghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27142426

The Afghan War and the Evolution of Obama http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/world/asia/obama-afghanistan-war.html?_r=1

V. In class today: Thursday, 9 February: US combat operations in Afghanistan

Please read prior to class:

Battle Company is Out There (Korengal Valley) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/magazine/24afghanistan-t.html?pagewanted=all

U.S. retreat from Afghan valley marks recognition of blunder (Korengal Valley) Read each of the 4 pages of the article http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/14/AR2010041401012.html

[Reminder to me]: Video to use in class: The War Briefing (56:06) 2008 Korengal Valley http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/warbriefing/ Transcript http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warbriefing/etc/script.html

FYI: Restrepo https://youtu.be/YnE8mIpbEZg

[Reminder to me: new material in class]

US military approach in Afghanistan

Counter-insurgency (COIN) versus counter-terrorism (CT)

a. Who is/was our main enemy: Taliban 1. Our war aims sort of got mixed up between [initially] going after Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda with the continuous conflict against the Taliban insurgency. 2. Taliban: natives to Afghanistan>>>>Counter-Insurgency (COIN) 3. Al Qaeda (foreign fighters)>>>>Counter-terrorism (CT)

b. How has the US approached the war? We have flip-flopped on our approach:

c.. Counter-insurgency (COIN) [nation-building] to defeat the Taliban 1. But we limited ourselves to a "light footprint." 2. US Political issue of wanting to avoid NATION BUILDING

d. Counter-terrorism (CT) [to defeat Al Qaeda] 1. 2003 US invasion of Iraq 2. Light footprint got lighter after we got involved in Iraq; resources diverted to Iraq 3. Total number of US troops ultimately in both Afghanistan and Iraq [get that good graph]

Issues in the debate over how to proceed: COIN versus CT

COIN: we have to work through the Afghan government. That has problems.

CT: we can do this through raids on high-value targets. That has problems, too.

Big unanswered questions: What is the nature of the current insurgency? Can the Afghan government defeat it?

TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps to have available for class use

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East Ethnic maps of Afghanistan and Pakistan http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Maps/afghan.map.htm Tribal areas http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/tribal/map.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/tribal/ Pakistan http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/pakistan_map.htm Afghanistan http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/afghanistan_map.htm

III. Where we are heading for next several weeks Week #5 a. Tuesday, 7 February US invasion Overview of the entire Afghanistan-Pakistan situation b. Thursday, 9 February US combat operations in Afghanistan Week #6 a. Tuesday, 14 February Pakistan issues b. Thursday, 16 February Afghanistan currently Week #7 a. Monday, 20 February [Presidents' Day Holiday no classes] b. Tuesday, 21 February No face-to-face class session that day. c. Thursday, 23 February Take-home mid-term due in class that day Bush's War video [first hour or so] Begin Iraq and continue with Iraq for remainder of semester

IV. Mid-Term Tuesday, 21 February Take-home mid-term due by 5 p.m. No face-to-face class session that day.

4-5 typewritten pages/hard copy Give a lecture to a high school class/new people in military

V. Homework for Thursday, 9 February

Battle Company is Out There (Korengal Valley) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/magazine/24afghanistan-t.html?pagewanted=all

U.S. retreat from Afghan valley marks recognition of blunder (Korengal Valley) Read each of the 4 pages of the article http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/14/AR2010041401012.html

VI. In class today: reaction to homework

U.S. Army Captain Jason Amerine | Campaign Against Terror | FRONTLINE [He was the A-Team leader who made sure Hamid Karzai stayed alive} http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/campaign/interviews/amerine.html

U.S. attack on Afghanistan http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/21/world/nation-challenged-battlefield-conduct-war-redefined-success-special-forces.html?pagewanted=all

What will Trump do about Afghanistan? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38730061

VII. In class today: new material

Why did US/NATO get involved in Afghanistan?

9/11 attacks led US to invade Afghanistan to eliminate Osama bin Laden (then based in Afghanistan) 2001 October - US-led bombing of Afghanistan began following the September 11 attacks on US 2002 January - Deployment of Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) 2003 March - US forces invade Iraq and begin diverting resources from Afghanistan to Iraq.

VIII. In class today: Photo essays

Withdrawing from Afghanistan []

Training in the Mojave desert for deployment to Afghanistan []

IX. In class today: videos

Bush's War video [6:45-18:05, 33:00-41:00] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n74jqOIyvs&feature=youtu.be

NBC Nightly News 7 October 2001 (5:02) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-St8s9RKEU

US Special Forces with the Northern Alliance and Hamad Karzai (9:12) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6PLYIrN-Ik

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY

Friday songs on Thursday (12 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Maps

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Ethnic maps of Afghanistan and Pakistan http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Maps/afghan.map.htm

Tribal areas http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/tribal/map.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/tribal/

Pakistan http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/pakistan_map.htm

Afghanistan http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/afghanistan_map.htm

III. In class today: new material and reaction to homework

a. Who are the Taliban?" (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/afghanistan604/who.html

Read the introductory screen and then hover over each of the following tabs under "A Timeline to Power"

The Taliban Emerge (1994) The Fall of Kandahar and Kabul (1996) New Order Under Sharia Law (1996 to 1998) Sanctions, Atrocities and Reprisals (1999 to 2001) Taliban In Retreat, Karzai on the Rise (2002 to 2005) The Taliban Are Back (2005) Afghanistan: A New Iraq? (2006) The Poppy Rises (2006 to 2007) A New Offensive (2007)

b. Who are the Taliban? (BBC News) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11451718

c. Afghanistan: Before and after the Taliban http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26747712

[Reminder to me: show these videos in class]

The History of the Taliban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbGuEpuDgSA

Afghanistan: The Other War (3 parts) Canadian forces try to win hearts and minds [] [] []

TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 31 JANUARY

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. For Class Use: Random Name Generator https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/1_V8BNab

Middle East Map http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

Afghanistan maps

III. Homework for Thursday, 2 February: The Taliban

a. Who are the Taliban?" (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/afghanistan604/who.html

Read the introductory screen and then hover over each of the following tabs under "A Timeline to Power"

The Taliban Emerge (1994) The Fall of Kandahar and Kabul (1996) New Order Under Sharia Law (1996 to 1998) Sanctions, Atrocities and Reprisals (1999 to 2001) Taliban In Retreat, Karzai on the Rise (2002 to 2005) The Taliban Are Back (2005) Afghanistan: A New Iraq? (2006) The Poppy Rises (2006 to 2007) A New Offensive (2007)

b. Who are the Taliban? (BBC News) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11451718

c. Afghanistan: Before and after the Taliban http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26747712

[Reminder to me: show these videos in class]

The History of the Taliban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbGuEpuDgSA

Afghanistan: The Other War http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/afghanistan604/video_index.html http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/watch/player.html?pkg=604_afghan&seg=1&mod=0

IV. In class today: reaction to today's homework

Soviet Union in Afghanistan

Afghanistan prior to the Soviet invasion (1950s and 1960s) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/07/afghanistan-in-the-1950s-and-60s/100544/

Timeline: Soviet war in Afghanistan (BBC News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7883532.stm

The Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) [Photo essay] [read the captions under each picture] http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/08/the-soviet-war-in-afghanistan-1979-1989/100786/

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the US response https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/soviet-invasion-afghanistan

US analysis of the Soviet war in Afghanistan http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB57/us.html

[Reminder to me: show this video in class] Video: Soldiers of God (CNN Cold War) (46 minutes) []

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 26 JANUARY

Friday songs on Thursday (13 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

For Class Use: Random Name Generator https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/1_V8BNab

II. Map

Middle East http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

III. Homework for next week

a. Tuesday, 31 January: Soviet Union in Afghanistan

Afghanistan prior to the Soviet invasion (1950s and 1960s) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/07/afghanistan-in-the-1950s-and-60s/100544/

Timeline: Soviet war in Afghanistan (BBC News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7883532.stm

The Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) [Photo essay] [read the captions under each picture] http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/08/the-soviet-war-in-afghanistan-1979-1989/100786/

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the US response https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/soviet-invasion-afghanistan

US analysis of the Soviet war in Afghanistan http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB57/us.html

[Reminder to me: show this video in class] Video: Soldiers of God (CNN Cold War) (46 minutes) []

b. Thursday, 2 February: The Taliban

a. Who are the Taliban?" (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/afghanistan604/who.html

Click on and read each of the following tabs under "A Timeline to Power" The Taliban Emerge (1994) The Fall of Kandahar and Kabul (1996) New Order Under Sharia Law (1996 to 1998) Sanctions, Atrocities and Reprisals (1999 to 2001) Taliban In Retreat, Karzai on the Rise (2002 to 2005) The Taliban Are Back (2005) Afghanistan: A New Iraq? (2006) The Poppy Rises (2006 to 2007) A New Offensive (2007)

b. Who are the Taliban? (BBC News) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11451718

c. Afghanistan: Before and after the Taliban http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26747712

[Reminder to me: show this video in class]

The History of the Taliban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbGuEpuDgSA

Afghanistan: The Other War http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/afghanistan604/video_index.html http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/watch/player.html?pkg=604_afghan&seg=1&mod=0

IV. In class today: reaction to today's homework

James Mann (Rise of the Vulcans) []

Paths to Power: [] Donald Rumsfeld Dick Cheney Paul Wolfowitz Colin Powell Richard Armitage Condoleezza Rice

Career History of the players [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/paths/bios.html#rumsfeld]

Timeline: Rumsfeld's life []

V. In class today: "The War Behind Closed Doors" video (53 mnutes) []

TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 24 JANUARY

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Map

Middle East http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

III. FYI

Gulf War website and key links http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Gulf+War

IV. Homework for Thursday, 26 January

James Mann (Rise of the Vulcans) []

Paths to Power: [] Donald Rumsfeld Dick Cheney Paul Wolfowitz Colin Powell Richard Armitage Condoleezza Rice

Career History of the players [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/paths/bios.html#rumsfeld]

Timeline: Rumsfeld's life []

[Reminder to me: Behind Closed Doors in class video] Video (53 minutes) []

V. In class today: reaction to homework

The Age of Unsatisfying Wars - NYTimes.com John Nagl []

At West Point, Asking if a War Doctrine Was Worth It - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/world/at-west-point-asking-if-a-war-doctrine-was-worth-it.html?_r=2&hpw&pagewanted=all

Interviews: William Kristol [] Richard Perle []

VI. In class today: new material

Evolution of Bush Doctrine: Broad strokes summary

Even prior to his candidacy for the Presidency As he began his tutorials Cheney as his VP running mate Once he became President on 20 January 2001

Cheney in charge of transition; planting fellow neo-cons in key places Paths To Power - Nixon Administration | Rumsfeld's War []

Powell as Secretary of State; seemingly going to be the powerful one Might influence military policy as well

Condoleezza Rice as National Security Council (NSC) advisor

Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense; his long alliance with Cheney

Prior to 9/11, it was still unclear what Bush's policies would be

9/11 changed the playing field

Role of George Tenet and the CIA in Afghanistan

Timeline: Evolution of the Bush Doctrine: detailed chronology [] Go to this wiki page for the chronology: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Behind+Closed+Doors

Timeline: Failure of Diplomacy http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/blair/etc/cron.html Also on the Behind Closed Doors wiki page http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Behind+Closed+Doors

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY

Friday songs on Thursday (14 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Map

Middle East http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

III. FYI [do this on Tuesday, 24 January]

a Gulf War website and key links http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/FRONTLINE

IV. Homework

a. Tuesday, 24 January:

The Age of Unsatisfying Wars - NYTimes.com John Nagl []

At West Point, Asking if a War Doctrine Was Worth It - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/world/at-west-point-asking-if-a-war-doctrine-was-worth-it.html?_r=2&hpw&pagewanted=all

Timeline: Evolution of the Bush Doctrine []

Interviews: William Kristol [] Richard Perle []

b. Thursday, 26 January

Timeline: Failure of Diplomacy http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/blair/etc/cron.html Also on the Behind Closed Doors wiki page http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Behind+Closed+Doors

James Mann (Rise of the Vulcans) []

Paths to Power: [] Donald Rumsfeld Dick Cheney Paul Wolfowitz Colin Powell Richard Armitage Condoleezza Rice

Career History of the players [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/paths/bios.html#rumsfeld]

Timeline: Rumsfeld's life []

IV. In class today: reaction to homework

a. Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

The Iran-Iraq War (25 years later) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4260420.stm

The beauty and the horror of the Iran-Iraq war http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34353349

Legacy of the Iran-Iran war lives on http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34444337

b. Gulf War

Iraq invades Kuwait (1990) http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/2/newsid_2526000/2526937.stm

The Gulf War (1991) https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/gulf-war

V. In class today: FYI

FRONTLINE website and video of Gulf War

[Remind class of the availability of this entire website] Go to this wiki page: The Gulf War is the first video outlined http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/FRONTLINE

VI. In class today: Video

Video: Gulf War (20th Century Battlefields) http://youtu.be/HMV_0iTk1qs

TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 17 JANUARY

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Map

Middle East http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

III. Homework for Thursday, 19 January

a. Iran-Iraq War

The Iran-Iraq War (25 years later) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4260420.stm

The beauty and the horror of the Iran-Iraq war http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34353349

Legacy of the Iran-Iran war lives on http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34444337

b. Gulf War

Iraq invades Kuwait http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/2/newsid_2526000/2526937.stm

The Gulf War, 1991 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/gulf-war

[Reminder to me: show this video in class on Thursday] 20th Century Battlefields - Gulf War (1991) full video http://youtu.be/HMV_0iTk1qs

[Remind class of the availability of this entire website] Go to this wiki page: The Gulf War is the first video outlined http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/FRONTLINE

IV. In class today (Tuesday, 17 January): reaction to homework

a. Admiral James Stavridis: What I Read []

b. Islam

Why Muslim women wear the veil [click on the graphic showing different styles] []

Muslims: Frequently Asked Questions [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/etc/faqs.htm]

What Muslims believe: Five Pillars of Islam http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/etc/what.html

c. Iranian Revolution

The Iranian Revolution in pictures http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/middle_east_the_iranian_revolution/html/1.stm

Iran history timeline [read up to 1988] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14542438

Shah of Iran flees into exile http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/16/newsid_2530000/2530475.stm

V. In class today: Iranian Revolution video

Iranian Revolution documentary http://youtu.be/aQhgsgD7WLQ

TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 12 JANUARY

Friday songs on Thursday (15 more weeks, and we'll be through) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

I. Prayer/Attendance

II. Map

Middle East http://www.projectvisa.com/regions/Middle_East

III. Homework

a. Tuesday, 17 January:

Admiral James Stavridis: What I Read []

Why Muslim women wear the veil [click on the graphic showing different styles] []

Muslims: Frequently Asked Questions [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/etc/faqs.htm]

What Muslims believe: Five Pillars of Islam http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/etc/what.html

The Iranian Revolution in pictures http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/middle_east_the_iranian_revolution/html/1.stm

Iran history timeline [read up to 1988] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14542438

Shah of Iran flees into exile http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/16/newsid_2530000/2530475.stm

[Reminder to me: show this video in class today] Iranian Revolution documentary http://youtu.be/aQhgsgD7WLQ

b. Thursday, 19 January

Iran-Iraq War

The Iran-Iraq War (25 years later) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4260420.stm

The beauty and the horror of the Iran-Iraq war http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34353349

Legacy of the Iran-Iran war lives on http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34444337

Gulf War

Iraq invades Kuwait http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/2/newsid_2526000/2526937.stm

The Gulf War, 1991 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/gulf-war

[Reminder to me: show this video in class on Thursday] 20th Century Battlefields - Gulf War (1991) full video http://youtu.be/HMV_0iTk1qs

[Remind class of the availability of this entire website] Go to this wiki page: The Gulf War is the first video outlined http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/FRONTLINE

IV. FYI

a. Reuters [] b. BBC News [] c. Washington Post [] d. New York Times [] e. Wall Street Journal [] f. Economist []

V. In class today:

A. Finish up the remaining part of the FRONTLINE video: The Mind of Saddam Hussein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfJ1Lw5-W9Y&feature=youtu.be

B. Islam

Muslim veils

Why do women wear the hijab? []

Olympians in Hijab and Bikini []

Putting Faith and Sports on the Same Team []

Meet the woman in the American flag hijab []

Sunni vs Shi'ite

Sunnis and Shias: Islam's Ancient Schism (BBC News) []

Why the Sunnis and Shias are fighting (Washington Post) [Be sure to play the video] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/01/22/why-sunnis-and-shias-are-fighting-explained-in-two-minutes/

Questions rebels use to tell Sunni from Shiite http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/25/world/middleeast/questioning-helps-rebels-tell-sunnis-from-shiites.html

Map of Sunni/Shia divisions http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/muslim_distribution.jpg

Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca

Video []

Why do millions gather in Mecca each year [this is good] []

Hajj [|http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/practices/hajj_1.shtml#h2]

Hajj in pictures http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/galleries/hajj/

Ramadan

Video: What is Ramadan? []

Ramadan 2015: what do I need to know? http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z82mtfr

Ramadan: A Guide to the Islamic holy month []

TERRIFIC TUESDAY, 10 January 2017

I'm Dave Lambert. I hope you had a terrific break.

We are going to have fun together this semester--while learning much in the process.

SORRY, NO CRASHING

I won't be able to add anyone who is not already registered.

TODAY'S SCHEDULE.

I will send the material on this page to you via email.

1. Prayer

I will pray for us every class and ask if you have a prayer request or a praise you feel comfortable offering publicly.

My church: Grace Church (Baptist) in Glendora (the Spanish-language ministry)

My wife's church: St. Dorothy's Catholic Church in Glendora

2. Thorn in the Flesh http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Thorn+in+the+Flesh

Integrating my faith into our class is natural for me. So I want to start off the semester doing so.

3. Info card http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Info+Card

4. Syllabus http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/HIST+484+Iraq+Syllabus

We will go over it in more detail Thursday, but here are the highlights.

a. You need to bring your laptop to every class session.

b. No text is required. We will use all online sources and websites.

c. Grade is based on a take-home mid-term and final, a term paper, and participation.

d. Attendance is required. Any absences over two will mean a deduction to the grade.

5. Learning Professor wiki http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/home

6. Our Class Page http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/HIST+484+Today+%28S17%29

Always turn to this page for our daily schedule [This outline is on that page.]

7. Overview of where we will be heading this semester:

a.We will use tons of material from various FRONTLINE websites/videos. http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/FRONTLINE

b. Profiles of countries in the Middle East http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Country+Profiles

We will use the portion on Islam and the Islamic State from this page for sure.

c. Iraq resources page. http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Iraq+resources

Let me explain what is on here and how we will use it, once I spend a bit more time putting everyting in the order in which we will cover items during our semester.

8. Video: FRONTLINE: The Mind of Saddam Hussein** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfJ1Lw5-W9Y&feature=youtu.be