1. By: Drew, Jacob, and Nilas

2. How It Started:  On July 17, 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein accused Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates of flooding the world oil market. Specifically, he accused Kuwait for stealing oil from a disputed supply, the Rumaila oil field which ran beneath both countries, and thus waging "economic war" against Iraq. On August 2, 1990, Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied Kuwait.  http://www.military.com/Resources/HistorySubmittedFileView?file=history_gulfwar.htm http://www.military.com/Resources/HistorySubmittedFileView?file=history_gulfwar.htm

3. When?  On August 2, 1990, Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied Kuwait.  http://www.military.com/Resources/HistorySubmittedFileView?file=history_gulfwar.htm http://www.military.com/Resources/HistorySubmittedFileView?file=history_gulfwar.htm http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/ images/iraniraq.gif

4.  U.S. involvement in the situation was immediate, as Sheikh Jaber Al Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, met with then- Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney to request U.S. military assistance, and President George Bush condemned Iraq's actions. While U.S. military commanders and strategists formulated offensive plans, the United Nations passed a resolution calling for military action if Hussein did not withdraw his forces by January 15, 1991  http://www.military.com/Resources/HistorySub mittedFileView?file=history_gulfwar.htm http://www.military.com/Resources/HistorySub mittedFileView?file=history_gulfwar.htm http://www.google.com/imgres?client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1207&bi h=668&tbm=isch&tbnid=GVPwBMR6s6SfiM%3A&imgrefurl=http%3A%2 F%2Fwww.historyguy.com%2FGulfWar.html&docid=psFyWctWs-- tIM&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.historyguy.com%2Fgulf_war_troops.j pg&w=600&h=425&ei=TTLUUqDkDIXYyQHTjIDwCQ&zoom=1&ved=0C G0QhBwwAg&iact=rc&dur=996&page=1&start=0&ndsp=9

5. Deaths  73,000 dead amongst the U.S. soldiers  http://www.veteranstoday.com/2007/09/23/department-of-veterans-affairs-reports-73-thousand-u-s- gulf-war-deaths/ http://www.veteranstoday.com/2007/09/23/department-of-veterans-affairs-reports-73-thousand-u-s- gulf-war-deaths/ http://www.popularmechani cs.com/cm/popularmechani cs/images/Kr/GulfWarOilSpi ll_500_0510-mdn.jpg

6. FACTS  U.S. troops engaged: 2,183,000  Allied casualties: 147  U.S., Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, and Italy went to war against Iraq on January 16, 1991, in response to Iraq's August 1, 1990, invasion and annexation of Kuwait.  President Bush sent 430,000 troops to Saudi Arabia to lead the U.N.- sponsored coalition and protect that country from an attack by Iraq.  The U.N. Security Council set a Jan. 15, 1991 deadline for Iraq to withdraw unconditionally from Kuwait.  The next day, Congress gave approval for a huge air attack against military targets in Iraq and Kuwait.  A ground war followed. U.S. and coalition forces were too much for Iraq President Saddam Hussein and his troops and the attack ended in four days  Iraq withdrew from Kuwait on February 28, 1991—though not before setting fire to more than 500 Kuwaiti oil wells.  Official cease-fire declared, 1991; Iraq agreed to U.N. peace terms, and Saddam Hussein remained in power.  http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769993.html

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