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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.
The Gulf War, 1991. At the end of the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–1988, Iraq emerged with its state intact and a reinforced sense of national pride, but laden with massive debts. Iraq had largely financed the war effort through loans, and owed some $37 billion to Gulf creditors in 1990.
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.
Dec 7, 2018 · In mid‐ February 1991, during the height of the coalition air campaign against Iraqi forces, Bush gave a speech at the Raytheon Patriot missile plant. He called on the Iraqi people to rise up...
U.S. President George H. W. Bush responded swiftly and decisively to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. He rallied international condemnation of the invasion and wide support for a speedy military intervention.
This overwhelming lack of support stands in stark contrast to Gulf War I where George H.W. Bush had significant international military support: The 1991 Gulf War coalition included 34 countries, many of whom provided substantial military assistance, and many of whom were from the Arab world.
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