Reportedly Dick Cheney was u.s. secretary of defence for most of George Bush’s 1989-93 term, overseeing the gulf war of 1991, and was vice president to George Bush from 2001-2009. The terror attack on the world trade centre buildings and the pentagon was reportedly followed by a declaration of war on terrorism, an invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
According to reports the Gulf war began when Iraq invaded Kuwait because they were selling oil to the u.s. Reportedly the first units to enter Iraq were the special air service/sas. A special force unit of the British army trained in covert activities such as scouting, espionage and direct action. Reportedly a ground force of 150,000 troops invaded Iraq. Many Iraqis were said to have been taken as prisoners of war. Iraq withdrew from Kuwait in February 1991. They reportedly blew up 700 oil wells before leaving.
According to reports the Iraq war of 2003 began when the u.s. and u.k. invaded Iraq claiming the Saddam Hussein regime had weapons of mass destruction. The u.n. sanctioned the illegal invasion in retrospect. The war continued for eight years and according to an estimate resulted in 1,033,100 deaths. Reportedly u.s. troops were withdrawn in 2011, reemerging in 2014 at the head of a new coalition.
Reportedly, from 1995-2000 Dick Cheney was chief executive officer of Haliburton, one of the world’s largest oil exploration and production companies. Reported profits for 2018 were us$2.467 billion.
According to a report an ongoing Persian Gulf crisis began with a build up of u.s. military ships in the region in 2019, according to the u.s. to deter Iran and possibly others who were planning a campaign to attack u.s. forces and interests in the Persian gulf and Iraq. Political tensions were said to have risen between Iran and the u.s. because of sanctions, resulting in a breakdown of the u.n. joint comprehensive plan of action.
Reportedly, in 2018 the European commission announced its intention to declare sanctions against Iran illegal. According to the report the commission instructed the European central bank to facilitate European companies’ investment in Iran.