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Operation Desert Shield was the US operational name for the US buildup of forces and Saudi Arabia's defense from 2 August 1990, to 16 January 1991 [ citation needed] See also: Iran–United States relations after 1979, List of modern conflicts in the Middle East, and Rationale for the Persian Gulf war Riley, Jonathon (2010). Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm. Continuum. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-84725-250-0. SAS first units ground January into iraq. The settlements of the Coalition all share the concept of being located on a boat and being constructed of scrap metal. The usage of the settlement's locations are used for transportation from threats. The story helped tip both the public and Congress towards a war with Iraq: six Congressmen said the testimony was enough for them to support military action against Iraq and seven Senators referenced the testimony in debate. The Senate supported the military actions in a 52–47 vote. However, a year after the war, this allegation was revealed to be a fabrication. The young woman who had testified was found to be a member of Kuwait's royal family and the daughter of Kuwait's ambassador to the US. [120] She hadn't lived in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion. [ citation needed]

Hindin R.; etal. (2005). "Teratogenicity of depleted uranium aerosols: A review from an epidemiological perspective". Environmental Health. 4 (1): 17. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-4-17. PMC 1242351. PMID 16124873. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. "Depleted Uranium – Public Health". www.publichealth.va.gov. a b c "DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM A CHRONOLOGY AND TROOP LIST FOR THE 1990–1991 PERSIAN GULF CRISIS" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2019 . Retrieved 18 December 2018. Ellen Nimmons, A.P., "Last-ditch pitches for peace; But U.S. claims Iraqis hold key," Houston Chronicle, 15 January 1991, p. 1 Before the end of 2003, US troops captured Saddam, who was hiding in a hole near his childhood home in Tikrit. He was later tried by an Iraqi court and executed for his role in mass killings and crimes against humanity.The Gold Leaf Army is Bargetown's defense militia. The GLA serves as law enforcement within Bargetown, as well as a conventional military force. The GLA has involved itself in local conflicts, such as efforts against raider gangs and Southpoint State. The GLA is locally operated by Bargetown, with most soldiers being from Bargetown or the Sunrise Isles area.

La Armada Argentina en el Golfo". Fuerzas Navales Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018 . Retrieved 14 January 2020. The US Department of Defense reports that US forces suffered 148 battle-related deaths (35 to friendly fire [280]), with one pilot listed as MIA (his remains were found and identified in August 2009). A further 145 Americans died in non-combat accidents. [267] The UK suffered 47 deaths (nine to friendly fire, all by US forces), France nine, [267] and the other countries, not including Kuwait, suffered 37 deaths (18 Saudis, one Egyptian, six UAE and three Qataris). [267] At least 605 Kuwaiti soldiers were still missing 10 years after their capture. [281] a b Chenoweth, H. Avery (2005). Semper Fi: The Definitive Illustrated History of the U.S. Marines. p.408.The failure of successive governments to strike an accord with Iraq’s Sunni population and the presence of corrupt and ineffective state institutions were key factors in the rise of sectarian violence across the country. Sunni rebellions intensified in Anbar and Fallujah as violence by followers of Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr surged in the south. a b "The day Israel's wars changed forever". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com . Retrieved 1 March 2022. Southwest Asia Cease-Fire for the period 12 April 1991, through 30 November 1995, including Operation Provide Comfort [ citation needed] So what can it mean when America says it will now protect its friends? It can only mean prejudice against Iraq. This stance plus maneuvers and statements which have been made has encouraged the UAE and Kuwait to disregard Iraqi rights... If you use pressure, we will deploy pressure and force. We know that you can harm us although we do not threaten you. But we too can harm you. Everyone can cause harm according to their ability and their size. We cannot come all the way to you in the United States, but individual Arabs may reach you... We do not place America among the enemies. We place it where we want our friends to be and we try to be friends. But repeated American statements last year made it apparent that America did not regard us as friends. [58] A Harvard University study released in June 1991 predicted that there would be tens of thousands of additional Iraqi civilian deaths by the end of 1991 due to the "public health catastrophe" caused by the destruction of the country's electrical generating capacity. "Without electricity, hospitals cannot function, perishable medicines spoil, water cannot be purified and raw sewage cannot be processed,". The US government refused to release its own study of the effects of the Iraqi public health crisis. [257]