Kuwait war / Gulf War
By : Hania M. 7th period
Cause of the Kuwait War
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990. Alarmed by these actions, fellow Arab powers such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt called on the United States and other Western nations to intervene.
Important Leaders
George H. W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Colin Powell
Norman Schwarzkopf
Charles Horner
Frederick Franks
Calvin Waller
John A. Warden III
Margaret Thatcher
Important opposition leaders:Saddam Hussein
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Salah Aboud Mahmoud
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Destruction
Army Bombs
Black Smoke and Fire
Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Storm was a war waged by coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
Weapons
Air Attacks
Saddam Hussein
United Nation
Affect on the U.S.
President Bush
On August 6, 1990, President Bush dramatically declared, "This aggression will not stand." With Iraqi forces poised near the Saudi Arabian border, the Bush administration dispatched 180,000 troops to protect the Saudi kingdom. In a sharp departure from American foreign policy during the Reagan presidency, Bush also organized an international coalition against Iraq. He convinced Turkey and Syria to close Iraqi oil pipelines, won Soviet support for an arms embargo, and established a multi-national army to protect Saudi Arabia. In the United Nations, the administration succeeded in persuading the Security Council to adopt a series of resolutions condemning the Iraqi invasion, demanding restoration of the Kuwaiti government, and imposing an economic blockade.
Oil Production
Liberty!!
After the War
Aftermath of the Persian Gulf War. Though the Gulf War was recognized as a decisive victory for the coalition, Kuwait and Iraq suffered enormous damage, and Saddam Hussein was not forced from power.