Operation Desert Storm

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This paper provides some background information on the days leading up to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the diplomatic measures that failed to prevent the invasion, and the successful U.S. military operation, Operation Desert Storm, that ended the crisis and restored Kuwait.

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"On August 2,1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait. The invasion lasted a few days and on August 8th Iraq announced that Kuwait was its nineteenth province. The same day the invasion began, the United Nations denounced the attack and passed Resolution 660, which condemned the Iraqi invasion and called for immediate and unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait. The United States began mobilizing its military on August 7th."

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