Today we are living in a world where development has taken such leaps that we cannot imagine how life looked like in the simpler times. Humans have made immense progress in diverse fields. Whether we discuss science, technology, arts, business, or trade, evidence of progression is available in all fields. Nevertheless, we would never understand what happened in the past without one integral area, History. Inventions and discoveries have made our lives simpler, but at the end of the day who are these inventions made for? As a content area, History is an immense and wholesome subject. It encompasses several other areas such as culture, people, ancient developments, anthropology, art, and of course battles and wars. Human history has seen many battles and wars and each of these tells its own unique narration. The 20th century has seen tragic wars fought across the globe that have permanently changed the dynamics of all nations involved. One such war was the First Gulf war of 1990. This war changed the dynamics of the Gulf region permanently and the historical significance of this war is quite high. Though World War I and World War II are arguably the most important wars of the 20th century, the Gulf war is also considered one of the prime wars that the globe witnessed in the 20th century.
The country that immediately comes to mind at the very mention of the Gulf War is none other than Iraq. As far back as this war goes, the seeds of this deadly war were sown during the times of Cold War. At this time, Iraq considered Russia its ally. The Gulf nations and the United States were not on amicable terms though. The primary cause of this war dates back to August 1990, when Iraq invaded Kuwait. The main reason behind this invasion was tha...
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... outlook of the world towards the Gulf nations and it showed how a single nation could spark a gigantic war, the impacts of which definitely would not be easy to deal with. This war showed how different industries like oil, tourism and exports took a hit. The world turned its attention to the Gulf in this war and this region received attention like never before. Not to forget the media attention that took this war to the different parts of the world through their telecasts. This war would be always remembered as one the most important wars of the twentieth century.
Works Cited
1. 2010 World Almanac and Book of Facts, Pg. 176, Published 2009, Published by World Almanac Books
2. Lawrence Freedman and Efraim Karsh, The Gulf Conflict: Diplomacy and War in the New World Order, 1990–1991
3. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/452778/Persian-Gulf-War
But Iraq didn’t leave Kuwait untouched, Iraqi troops that had been in Kuwait destroyed millions of dollars worth of valuables. Also as they retreated they detonated explosives at many oil wells. This messed up the environment so much in the Persian Gulf. This made water contaminated for years in Iraq. Desert storm, and Desert shield both made huge differences in the middle east even to this day. Because if Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia wouldn’t of had all of the different countries help that helped, then Iraq could’ve easily took them over and with all that oil and Saddam Hussein combined that could’ve been very dangerous. Thank God that didn’t
Bourque, S.A. (1997). Correcting the Myths about the last Persian Gulf War: The last stand
In 1991, Saddam Hussein decided to declare massive aggression on the countries bordering Iraq. The most affected country was Kuwait. Due to the nature of their ties with the United States, Iraq had a well organized and equipped army that was capable of causing massive instability in Kuwait. The United States could not let this happen because of the importance of Kuwait to the US. Kuwait and the US were heavily involved in the oil business with Kuwait being one of the biggest oil suppliers in the world to the US. The aggression by Saddam Hussein to Kuwait was also a major threat to other Arab nations in the region that had formed trade ties with the US. The involvement of the US in this aggression became the first major predicament that President Bush faced regarding foreign policies and relations. The US could not allow Saddam to take over the Arab nations as that would pose a major threat to the supply of oil to the US. In addition, Iraq would have control over 20% of the world’s major oil supplies in the world. As a result President Bush responded to the Iraq despot’s power play with Kuwait to mobilize a global coalition with Arab nations in “Operation Desert Storm” that repelled Saddam Hussein’s aggression in 1991 (Crab and Mulcahy 255).
...lf War the Iraqis were a little ticked off due to their losses against the american soldiers they decided that they were not going to quit their war with us there. This war may have been one of the best military victories in military history but then again it also started up another war that would end up way worse than this one. Leading to one of the most brutal Iraq wars that the United States had which then later led up to the Afghan war. Desert Storm pretty much started a domino effect which the average civilian could look at and say that Desert Storm was bad or they could also say that it was good. Not only causing another war it also caused another disease. This disease which affects the war veterans from the Gulf War and Desert Storm. Leaving out the brutality of the Op it was a great success for the military so it can be marked down in the books of the good.
The Gulf war was a conflict that took place from 2 August 1990 to 28 February 1991. The reason for the United States involvement in this conflict was to liberate Kuwait from the invasion of Iraq. (Henry) SHORAD had a large role to play in this event through the protection against Iraq’s air breathing and munitions threats.
The Iraq war, also known as the second Gulf War, is a five-year, ongoing military campaign which started on March 20, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by U.S. troops. One of the most controversial events in the history of the western world, the war has caused an unimaginable number of deaths, and spending of ridiculous amounts of money. The reason for invasion war Iraq’s alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction, which eventually was disproved by weapons inspectors. Many people question George W. Bush’s decision to engage a war in Iraq, but there might be greater reason why the decision was made. The ideas of George W. Bush might have been sculpted by one of the greatest works of all time, "The Prince."
...ny effects on the modern world today. Saddam Hussein brought on this war by invading Kuwait because he believed they were stealing Iraq’s oil. This invasion was confronted with action from the United States and other world powers. Also, the aftermath of the war was shattering to the environment. Millions of gallons of oil were set on fire and dumped into the ocean, causing multiple problems in the atmosphere and with the ocean’s inhabitants. Not only was the Persian Gulf area altered, the United States was additionally suffering because of this war. Many Arab nations today look down on the United States with much less respect for the nation than they once had. They believe the United States boldly made up evidence and invaded Iraq because of their arrogant military force. Subsequently, the Persian Gulf War was truly a crippling blow for all of the nations involved.
Hardy, R. (2001, Sept 22). The iran-iraq war: 25 years on . BBC News. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4260420.stm
The Persian Gulf War played an important role in the war on terror in the United States. The Persian Gulf War began when Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion on the neighbouring Kuwait in 1990, defying the United Nations Security Council. After the constant demands from the UNCS to withdraw from Kuwait, Hussein didn't leave. In addition to that United Nations Security Council feared that Saddam Hussein was going to target to be Saudi Arabia the largest oil producer and exporter. That prompted the United States to fight and other NATO allies such as many of the arab nation leading a anti Iraq coalition.The U.S-led a massive air offensive known as operation Desert Storm on the troops in Kuwait. The war ended in 1991 with the withdrawal of Iraq from kuwait over 8,000 to 100,000 Iraqi soldiers died in comparison to the coalition which lost about 300 soldiers.
The war between Iraq and Iran was a war between two rival states with different religious/fundamental views, ethnic backgrounds, historical ethnic and border tensions, and power-hungry national leadership who were striving for the position as the dominant Persian Gulf state (Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)). This war is significant for several reasons: it the longest conventional war in the 20th century (lasting from 1980 to 1988), it was witness several unique and horrific tactics and it set the stage for Iraq’s eventual invasion of Kuwait (Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)). The Iraq-Iran war is a prime example of two competing Nationalist/Fundamentalist states, and its repercussions have left long-lasting effects that are still felt today.
Kuwait has the 3rd most oil in the Middle East. Iraq was very poor and needed money. They had just suffered a war with Iran. (Stroilov)They invaded Kuwait in hopes of getting oil to sell and get some money. America was the number 1 country buying oil from Kuwait so we put troops on Kuwait's grounds to defend them.(Stroilov) The deadline for Iraq to leave was Jan. 15, 1991, so Iraq needed to leave and America took action and forced them out of Kuwait. Although before they left they set over 600 oil wells on fire. It took over 1 year to extinguish the fires. In the Gulf War USA played a big part to defend Kuwait. (Stroilov)In 1990 USA defended Kuwait from Iraq invading them for oil to sell it. Later Iraq did get into Kuwait and Desert Storm
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1900. Kuwait had been an ally during the Iran– Iraq war to Iraq. Kuwait became a main port when. Saddam Hussein main disagreements about Kuwait were from the eight-year Iran-Iraq war. He had argued that he had fought the war against Iran in order to protect the Arab world from Islamic fundamentalists who had taken over Iran. Some can say he was justified yet, most would say he was not justified.
The United States Military found it very necessary to get involved in many of the middle eastern countries, due to the fact that these issued were a possible threat to the safety of the United States itself. The invasion of Kuwait was a conflict between the Iraq Ba’athist and the Emirate of Kuwait, where the Iraqis involved Kuwait. The reason for this was because Iraq accused Kuwait of “slant drilling” and stealing petroleum. Another suspected reason for the invasion of Kuwait was that Iraq was in a great deal of debt with the US, owing them $60billion dollars. By winning this Invasion over petroleum, Iraq would hopefully get enough money to pay their debt off to the US, but unfortunately for them, the US got involved and helped to protect Kuwait.
The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict that began with the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a US-led coalition. The US wanted to destroy Saddam Hussein’s regime and bring democracy. To addition to that, US and its allies believed that Iraq had secret stocks of chemical and nuclear weapons, hence Iraq was a threat to the world (Axford 2010). In March 2003, US air bombed Baghdad and Saddam escaped Iraq. The invasion disarmed the government of Saddam Hussein. President Bush in March 2003 gave a premature speech, that tyrant of Iraq has fallen and US has freed its people. President Bush flew into Iraq to show the world that the war is over, even though nothing was accomplished (Kirk et al. 2014). Iraq was facing 13 years of scantions, therefore regime diverted its resources to flexible networks of patronage that kept it in power (Dodge 2007, 88). Iraq faced widespread of lawlessness and after the violent regime changed US could not control the situation. Iraqi civilians were looting, attacking ministries building and this resulted into a series of event (Kirk et al. 2014) . From a military perspective the regime was taken down, but they made no commitment to rebuild or secure the country.
The discovery of oil in Middle East in the late nineteenth century added a critical dimension to the region as major outside state powers employed military force to protect their newly acquired interests in the Middle East. The United States efforts to secure the flow of oil have led to their ever-increasing involvement in the Middle East’s political affairs and ongoing power struggles. By the end of the twentieth century, safeguarding the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf had become one of the most important functions of the U.S. military. The close relationship between the United States and the Saudi royal family was formed in the final months of World War II, when U.S. leaders sought to ensure preferential access to Saudi’s petroleum. The U.S. link with Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region has demonstrated to be greatly beneficial to both parties, yet it has also led to ever deepening U.S. involvement in regional politics.