August 2, 1990 - Febuary 28, 1991
Condemed operation dessert storm january 17, 1991 - February 28, 1991
It was a war waged by the UN - authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the united states.
war started when iraq invaded kuwait
Goal was to free qwait from iraq
Reason for invasion- kuwait was making too much oil so it hurt iraq's oil preice
Iraq had until january 15, 1991 to pull out or face war.
Operation desert shield- US troops sent to Saudi Arabia to prevent iraqi invasion.
Ended in a month
By march 1991 540,000 American troops left the persian gulf
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