Kuwait and the Gulf War, 1991
•Aug. 1990 Iraq invades Kuwait
•“No more Munichs” proclaimed by George Bush Sr. and place sanctions on Iraq to pull out
•30 countries join in a coalition against Iraq (including some Arab countries)
•USA made sure Israel wouldn’t join for fear of losing the Arab support
•Kuwait liberated after 4 days (90,000 Iraqi casualties)
•Bush did not invade Iraq or remove Saddam in fear of losing the Arab support
•Threat of poison and gas high
•Saddam tried to get Israelis involved by firing SCUD missiles at them
•“No more Munichs” proclaimed by George Bush Sr. and place sanctions on Iraq to pull out
•30 countries join in a coalition against Iraq (including some Arab countries)
•USA made sure Israel wouldn’t join for fear of losing the Arab support
•Kuwait liberated after 4 days (90,000 Iraqi casualties)
•Bush did not invade Iraq or remove Saddam in fear of losing the Arab support
•Threat of poison and gas high
•Saddam tried to get Israelis involved by firing SCUD missiles at them
One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans"
-George W. Bush
Summary: The USA liberated Kuwait in 4 days with the help of 30 countries including some Arab ones. Bush did not invade Iraq as they were scared the Arabs would not carry on supporting, the same was why Israel was not allowed to join the liberation of Kuwait.