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Aladdin and the War: How are they Connected?
A country falls into the hands of an evil individual. A foreign being called a genie appears and helps the main character defeat the evil power. The country is now restored back into order.
The plot of Aladdin is definitely entertaining and unique. But keeping in mind how close events of the Persian Gulf War, the "Black Friday" (the day when the entire story of Aladdin was asked to be rewritten), and the release of the film took place, it's possible to see many parallels from Disney's Aladdin and the historical event.
Watch the video below to see how the the two may be related:
America and the War
The early 1990s was a chaotic time for the US on an event that did not affect the land directly. Iraq’s dictator, Saddam Hussein, had invaded Kuwait with a 4th largest army in the world for the oil reserves in August of 1990. The US was very much alarmed, realizing that the major oil-producing country would no longer sell oil at the same low price as before under Hussein, and that Saudi Arabia—another major oil-supplier for the US—was in potential danger of invasion as well. Thus, just after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, troops were sent to Saudi Arabia under the name Operation Desert Shield in order to prepare for the potential attack from Hussein, and when the Iraqi troops refused to leave Kuwait in January 15th of 1991, the defensive strategy turned into the offensive Operation Desert Storm.
The early 1990s was a chaotic time for the US on an event that did not affect the land directly. Iraq’s dictator, Saddam Hussein, had invaded Kuwait with a 4th largest army in the world for the oil reserves in August of 1990. The US was very much alarmed, realizing that the major oil-producing country would no longer sell oil at the same low price as before under Hussein, and that Saudi Arabia—another major oil-supplier for the US—was in potential danger of invasion as well. Thus, just after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, troops were sent to Saudi Arabia under the name Operation Desert Shield in order to prepare for the potential attack from Hussein, and when the Iraqi troops refused to leave Kuwait in January 15th of 1991, the defensive strategy turned into the offensive Operation Desert Storm.
Remembering the massive failure of the Vietnam War in the mid 1900s, many Americans were not supportive of another foreign war that might leave America with nothing but lost troops; and many were aware of the fact that many lives could be lost on a war that only the US government and large corporations that needed the oil could profit off of.
Being aware of this, President Bush sought to gain more support for the war by addressing the nation in 1990. In this speech, he stresses the good America is doing in the Persian Gulf war by labeling Hussein as an immoral man who would attack a weaker country for his own gains.