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This is an interview of a common person in the United States during the time of the War in Iraq in the 1980's-90's. This is most commonly known as Operation Desert Storm. We chose to interview Brennan's dad Dave and ask him question about how he felt during this period of time.
 | Interview Question 1: Did this event seem to affect the people of the United States greatly? |
| Dave's Response: Yes, because it was the first war that many people had ever experienced in their lifetime. |
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| Interview Question 2: When you found out about this, how did you react? |
| Dave's Response: I had mixed feelings. I was supportive of the administration, but concerned whether or not we should send troops when national security may not have been at stake. |
| Interview Question 3: Did this seem to affect your family in any way? |
| Dave's Response: Only by the economy faltering during the crisis. |
| Interview Question 4: Did you have to change anything about your day-to-day schedule? |
| Dave's Response: My daily schedule was unaffected. |
| Interview Question 5: Were you fearful for your life and the lives of your friends and family? |
| Dave's Response: No, not at all. |
| Interview Question 6: Was anyone you knew affected greatly by this? |
| Dave's Response: Two or three people that worked at the same company as I did were activated from their National Guard outfits. |
| Interview Question 7: How old were you when this event happened? |
| Dave's Response: 30 years old |
| Interview Question 8: Did you do anything to help the war effort? |
| Dave's Response: Not that I recall. |
| Interview Question 9: Did your community do anything to help the war effort? |
| Dave's Response: Not that I recall. |
| Interview Question 10: After this war in the early nineties did you ever think we might be back over there again? |
| Dave's Response: I thought that it was going to be over when the war was finished in the nineties. |
| Interview Question 11: What caused this war to start? |
| Dave's Response: Iraq invaded Kuwait jeopardizing the world's oil supply. |
| Interview Question 12: Did you believe the United States would win this war? |
| Dave's Response: Yes, but I didn't think that it would be as easy a victory as it turned out to be. As it turned out this was caused by the media overstated the capabilities of the Iraqi military. |
| Interview Question 13: Who was the president at that time and did you feel that he was doing a good job with this situation? |
| Dave's Response: George H. W. Bush. I think he and his advisors did a good job preparing and executing the war plan. I suppose, however, that it is debatable whether or not we should have continued our drive into Baghdad and captured Saddam Hussein. |
| Interview Question 14: Do you feel that this war was ever ended peacefully? |
| Dave's Response: It ended peacefully for the coalition, but not peacefully for many people in Iraq because of the actions of Saddam Hussein. |
| Interview Question 15: Do you think that the war in Iraq now is similar to the one in the nineties? |
| Dave's Response: No, in the first war we were driving them out of Kuwait. In the current war we have eliminated the Hussein Regime and now we are trying to help establish a democratic government. This war bas turned out to be much more difficult and complicated. |