6+Gulf+War

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Gulf War:
 * Invasion of Kuwait
 * July 17, 1990 Saddam Hussein accuses Kuwait for overproduction and the stealing of Oil
 * August 2, 1990 Hussein invades Kuwait. US Officials freeze Iraq/Kuwait assets. UN calls for Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait
 * August 8, Iraq annexes Kuwait
 * August 9, The UN declares Iraq's annexation invalid
 * August 25, UN authorizes military interdiction
 * UN Action - Desert Shield
 * With the Invasion of Kuwait, Saudi Arabians believed that Hussein's forces would continue south and invade Saudi Arabia
 * The Saudi Arabians accepted US help by letting them create military bases and forming a perimeter around Saudi Arabia to protect Saudi Arabia from Iraq
 * When it was clear that Hussein would not withdraw Operation Desert Shield turned into Operation Desert Storm
 * Desert Storm
 * UN Authorizes action if Iraq fails to pull out of Kuwait by Jan 15, 1991 at midnight
 * Iraqi forces don't leave Kuwait, the bombings start
 * 5.5 Weeks of Bombing
 * Starts on January 16, 1991 with an Apache Helicopter to attack
 * Other military targets in Iraq and Kuwait
 * Jordan King Hussein protests the US bombings and supports Iraq
 * 100 HR Ground War
 * February 23, 1991 The ground war begins
 * February 26, Kuwait leaders say they are in control again
 * Feb 27, President Bush orders a Cease Fire by midnight
 * March 3, Iraqi leaders formally accept the Cease Fire terms
 * End of War
 * Feb. 27 1991 the Gulf War came an end
 * Effects
 * 12 years later a second Gulf war started

http://www.desert-storm.com/War/chronology.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/desert_shield.htm http://americanhistory.about.com/b/2010/02/27/end-of-the-gulf-war.htm