War in the Gulf Cause and Effect
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War in the Gulf: Cause and Effect
On August 2, 1990, the Middle Eastern country of Iraq suddenly invaded its much smaller neighboring country, Kuwait. In only three days, more than 100,000 Iraqi troops took control of Kuwait's capital, Kuwait City, the country's richest oil wells, an even the Kuwaiti royal family all at the direction and order of Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein. Many countries' leaders and diplomats continually tried to persuade Saddam to withdraw his troops even months after the initial invasion. After numerous refusals, the United States and the United Nations were forced to resort to military force. Beginning on January 16, 1991, U.S. and other allied forces ruined Iraq's main facilities, destroyed most of the Iraqi army and freed Kuwait from its Iraqi tyranny. In just forty-three days, all of these valuable goals were accomplished. This was called the Persian Gulf War. It is important to understand why the United States found it so vital to aid Kuwait, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, how the Iraqi armies responded to the United States' involvement, how the war impacted American society, and what overall significance this short but effective war had...