Then, the U.S. led a coalition to drive Saddam Hussein's army from neighboring Kuwait in an operation, dubbed 'Operation Desert Storm,' when missile attacks and airstrikes hit almost all Iraqi cities for more than a month. . ..…
The aid continued despite increasingly hostile statements directed toward Israel by Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi dictator. . . ... The president's answer was that the U.N. mandate called for expelling Iraq from Kuwait, not for invading Iraq or eliminating Hussein. . . ..…
After Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in the summer of 1990, Bush put together a 30-nation coalition – backed by a U.N. mandate and including the Soviet Union and several Arab countries – that routed the Iraqi forces with unexpected ease in a ground war that lasted..…
He viewed Iraqi Saddam Hussein's and conquest of Kuwait as threat, to the region's critical oil supplies, and to the emerging post Cold War world. ..…
Tributes poured in from world leaders in memory of the 41st US president, who guided America through the end of the Cold War and launched the international campaign to drive Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait. . ..…
And he did tremendous good along the journey,' they said, citing his role in bringing the Cold War to an end, saving Kuwait from Saddam Hussein and legislative achievements. . . ..…
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