Kuwait and the Gulf War, 1991
• Aug. 1990 Iraq invades Kuwait
• “No more Munichs” proclaimed by George Bush Sr. and place sanctions on Iraq to pull out
• 30 countries join in a coalition against Iraq (including some Arab countries)
• USA made sure Israel wouldn’t join for fear of losing the Arab support
• Kuwait liberated after 4 days (90,000 Iraqi casualties)
• Bush did not invade Iraq or remove Saddam in fear of losing the Arab support
• Threat of poison and gas high
• Saddam tried to get Israelis involved by firing SCUD missiles at them
• “No more Munichs” proclaimed by George Bush Sr. and place sanctions on Iraq to pull out
• 30 countries join in a coalition against Iraq (including some Arab countries)
• USA made sure Israel wouldn’t join for fear of losing the Arab support
• Kuwait liberated after 4 days (90,000 Iraqi casualties)
• Bush did not invade Iraq or remove Saddam in fear of losing the Arab support
• Threat of poison and gas high
• Saddam tried to get Israelis involved by firing SCUD missiles at them
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Quote: "If this were a dictatorship it would be a heck of a lot easier, as long as I was the dictator"
-George Bush SR. |
Summary:The Americans started a war against Iraq because of Saddam Hussain's invasion of Kuwait. 30 countries banded together to stop Iraq. They were sure to include Arab countries so it did not look like it was an America vs. Arab conflict. They urged Israel to endure the attacks and not fight back to compromise the offensive.
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