The Air War
- The allied attack begins
- The world watches the war unfold
- Iraq fights back with Scud missiles
- Allies achieve air superiority
- Air war takes a toll on Iraq
- America's Advantage in Weapons Technology
The United Nations (UN) deadline of January 15, 1991, passed with no indication that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (1937–) would withdraw his forces from Kuwait. By this time Iraq had occupied its smaller neighbor for nearly six months. The United States and its allies had sent hundreds of thousands of troops to the Persian Gulf region during this period. Their immediate goal was to prevent Iraqi troops from moving...
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