Effingham County Schools / Overview

Iraq received major military support from U.S. until 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Desert Storm: $20 billion; 100,000 killed in war; at least 500,000 died since due to destruction of infrastructure and sanctions. Afghanistan: no oil, but pipeline link from Caspian Sea to South Asia. 1995: US negotiated with Taliban to build pipelines into Pakistan. ................
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