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  1. Nov 9, 2009 · The Persian Gulf War, or Operation Desert Storm, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait. ... U.S. President George H.W. Bush ...

  2. Nov 16, 2009 · August | 7. On August 7, 1990, President George Herbert Walker Bush orders the organization of Operation Desert Shield in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2. The order prepared ...

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  3. Excerpt From George H. W. Bush, Address to the Nation Announcing Allied Military Action in the Persian Gulf, January 16, 1991[1] As I report to you, air attacks are underway against military targets in Iraq.

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  5. H. W. BRANDS. Texas A&M University. On August 2, 1990, Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait. Within 24 hours they controlled that small country. On January 16, 1991, President George Bush ordered U.S. military forces into battle to undo the Iraqi conquest and liberate Kuwait. The president's decision for war came.

  6. Dec 5, 2018 · NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group about the aftermath of the Gulf War in 1991 and George H. W. Bush's presidency.

  7. President George H.W. Bush at the White House on January 12, 1991, the day Congress voted to authorize the Persian Gulf War. AP Images

  8. Feb 27, 1991 · January 29, 1991: State of the Union Address. Next. March 6, 1991: Address Before a Joint Session of Congress on the End of the Gulf War. View all George H. W. Bush speeches.

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