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Born June 12, 1924

Milton, Massachusetts

President of the United States during the 1991 Persian Gulf War

"Everyone has his place in the sun—large country or small, they should be consulted, their opinions considered. Then when the United States makes a move and I make a decision [about going to war against Iraq], we are more apt to have solid support."

George H. W. Bush quoted in All the Best.

George Bush was the forty-first president of the United States, serving one four-year term from 1989 to 1993. One of the highlights of his time in office was the victory of American-led military forces in the Persian Gulf War, which forced the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq to end its nine-month occupation of neighboring Kuwait. Bush was the world leader most responsible for convincing the international community to oppose Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, and the swift and...