【北师大版】2014届高三英语一轮复习课件Unit 3 Celebration.ppt

文档介绍：Death of Osama bin Laden and the end of the Iraq War
On December 18,the US military officially ended its war in Iraq nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.
In a conflict that has seen almost 4,500 US soldiers and tens of thousands of Iraqis lose their lives,this year has thus seen the end of the most unpopular US military venture since Vietnam.
Prior to the withdrawal of troops,US anti­terrorist efforts had already sustained a victory following the death of Osama bin Laden.
In May,bin Laden,was killed by a US special to have ordered the attacks on the US on September 11 2001,bin Laden’s death came as a defining moment in the American­led“war against terrorism”.