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Feb 27, 1991 · March 6, 1991: Address Before a Joint Session of Congress on the End of the Gulf War. View all George H. W. Bush speeches.
Jan 26, 1991 · President Bush said today that the spilling of crude oil into the Persian Gulf was a "sick" act of desperation by Iraq and ordered the Pentagon to move to stop the spill. Officials said the...
The Gulf War oil spill, or the "Persian Gulf oil spill", was one of the largest oil spills in history, resulting from the Gulf War in 1991. In January 1991, Iraqi forces allegedly began dumping oil into the Persian Gulf to stop a U.S. coalition-led water landing on their shores.
Address to the Nation Announcing Operation Desert Storm, 1991. On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the beginning of the military campaign to end an Iraqi occupation of neighboring Kuwait. The address was broadcast live on radio and television.
Nov 9, 2009 · After 42 days of relentless attacks, U.S. President George H.W. Bush declared a cease-fire on February 28; by that time, most Iraqi forces in Kuwait had either surrendered or fled.
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Jan 16, 1991 · Bush explains that the aerial invasion of Iraq comes after months of failed negotiations with Saddam Hussein. The United States enters Iraq with the support of twenty-eight nations and the United Nations.
Mar 6, 1991 · Bush declares the end of the Persian Gulf War to be "a victory for unprecedented international cooperation and diplomacy."
