Brief History

 

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The First Persian Gulf War, Jan.-Feb., 1991, was an armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition      of   32 nations including the United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia.

It was a result of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990; Iraq then annexed Kuwait, which       it had long claimed.

Iraqi president Saddam Hussein declared that the invasion was a response to overproduction of     oil in Kuwait.

Although the war was a decisive military victory for the coalition, Kuwait and Iraq suffered enormous property damage, and Saddam Hussein was not removed from power.

In 1993 the United States, France, and Britain launched several air and cruise-missile strikes against Iraq in response to provocations, including an alleged Iraqi plan to assassinate former President George H. W. Bush.On November 8, 1990 President Bush announced a military buildup to provide an offensive option, "Operation Desert Storm," to force Iraq out of Kuwait. The preparation of the operation took two and a half months and it involved a massive air- and sea lift.

Finally, in January 1991, the U. S. Congress voted to support Security Council resolution 660. It authorized using "all necessary means" if Iraq did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15.           Shrugging off this final warning, Saddam Hussein resolutely maintained the occupation of Kuwait.