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 == PERSIAN GULF WAR by: sammie == //**<<<<<<<<<<<Kuwait Flag**// The Persian Gulf War started out as a war between [|Iraq] and Kuwait, but soon became much bigger. It began in August 1990, is when the Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait. FUN FACT: Kuwait is part of Middle East Asia, and produces 10 percent of the Worlds oil. This war is also known as the [|First Gulf War]. The map to the right is [|Kuwait], and the country to the North West is Iraq. The Iraqi attack began a little after midnight on August 2nd. There were about 150,000 Iraqi troops. With that many troops the Iraqi's easily defeated the (about) 20,000 Kuwait troops, who were unprepared and had no experience. As soon as the Iraqi's took control of the capital, they went a step further, and tried captured the country. When the American Forces came to help Kuwait, in January 1991, the look of the wars outcome changed. With the US forces helping, Kuwait slowly regained control. Many people think that if the US forces had not come, that Iraq would have gained complete control of Kuwait, and the outcome would have been horrible. Some people who greatly influenced the Persian Gulf War are //**Saddam Hussein.**// He was the President of Iraq during the war, and ordered the attack. Another person who was involved in the Persian Gulf War, who happens to be a Former US president, George W. Bush.

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