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This 7 page paper discusses Operation Desert Storm, including a history of the conflict, Gulf War Syndrome, the units and personnel deployed; and the current conflict. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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the Gulf War including its history; its length; Gulf War syndrome; and units and number of soldiers involved. It also discusses the current conflict. History of the Gulf War The
Gulf War was short, thankfully: it began on August 2, 1990 when the Iraqis invaded and annexed Kuwait and ended February 28, 1991 with the liberation of Kuwait City. The
Iraqi invasion comprised "mechanized infantry, armor, and tank units of the Iraqi Republican Guard" (Richelson, 2001). The invasion caused the U.S. to respond with Operation Desert Shield, which was meant
to "deter any invasion of Kuwaits oil rich neighbor, Saudi Arabia" (Richelson, 2001). Deployment of U.S. forces to the Gulf began August 7, 1990, with the approval of the U.N.
Security Council (Richelson, 2001). The Security Council passed Resolutions 660 and 662, which condemned the invasion and annexation, and "called for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi forces" (Richelson,
2001). Several resolutions and directives were passed very quickly: President Bush (the first) signed National Security Directive 45 on August 20; the directive was titled "U.S. Policy in Response
to the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait," and outlined U.S. objectives in the region (Richelson, 2001). These objectives included the "immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal of all Iraqi forces from Kuwait,"
and the "restoration of Kuwaits legitimate government to replace the puppet regime installed by Iraq" (Richelson, 2001). The United Nations passed an ultimatum, Security Council Resolution 678, on November 29,
1990 (Richelson, 2001). This ultimatum "stipulated that if Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein did not remove his troops from Kuwait by January 15, 1991 a U.S.-led coalition was authorized to drive
them out" (Richelson, 2001). There was no response from Hussein, so on January 17, 1991, early morning Baghdad time, "the U.S.-led coalition launched air attacks against Iraqi targets"; the air
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