On July 17, 1990, Saddam Hussein accused Kuwait and The United Arab Emirates of "overproduction of oil." He said they were putting too much oil into the market, causing the price of oil, Iraq's sole export, to decline. The ensueing peace talks failed, and on August 2 Iraq invaded Kuwait. Soon after, they amassed an army along the Saudi Arabian border, preparing for attack. People across the world, ncluding the U.S., were outraged at the crimes against civil rights that Hussein's soldiers were commiting.
After diplomatic attempts, severe economic sanctions, and countless U.N. resolutions Iraq still refused to leave Kuwait. So, on January 17, the U.S. officialy ended project Desert Shield (protection of any allies in the area) and began project Desert Storm by launching warplanes to bomb strategetic Iraqi targets. A month later, American warships began bombarding Kuwait's sealine. This created the perfect distraction for hundreds of Abrams M-1 tanks to attack. In their exactly 100 hour ground assault, the U.S. killed thousands of Iraqis. The Iraqi soldiers then turned and fled, but U.S. soldiers chased them deep into Iraq. On February 28, president Bush declared a ceasefire, he also declared Kuwait liberated.
pictures of combat in the war
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