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  Gulf War Summary
According to "Gulf War Air Power Survey" by Thomas A. Keaney and Eliot A. Cohen, (a report commissioned by the U.S. Air Force; 1993-ISBN 0-16-041950-6), there were an estimated 10-12,000 Iraqi combat deaths in the air campaign and as many as 10,000 casualties in the ground war.
Depleted uranium (DU) was used in the Gulf War for the first time on the battlefield, in tank kinetic energy penetrators and 20-30mm machine-gun ordnance.
The Gulf War was a heavily televised war.
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  Gulf War - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States.
According to "Gulf War Air Power Survey" by Thomas A. Keaney and Eliot A. Cohen, (a report commissioned by the U.S. Air Force; 1993-ISBN 0-16-041950-6), there were an estimated 10-12,000 Iraqi combat deaths in the air campaign and as many as 10,000 casualties in the ground war.
The Gulf War was a heavily televised war.
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 Gulf War (disambiguation): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
Gulf War (1990-1991) (aka First Gulf War, Second Gulf War,...).
This was a war between Iraq and a coalition of nations led by the United States in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait..
This was a war between Iraq and a coalition of nations led by the United States, which resulted in the removal from power of the government of Saddam Hussein.
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 Gulf War
The Gulf War (also: Persian Gulf War, War in the Gulf, Iraq-Kuwait Conflict, UN-Iraq conflict, and Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Desert Saber) (1990- 1991) was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States.
Following the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, Iraq was extremely indebted to several Arab countries, including a $14 billion debt to Kuwait (Hiro, 1992).
During the war, Iraq enjoyed good relations with the United States: the United States tilted towards supporting Iraq, despite (or perhaps because of) earlier Soviet influence in Iraq, and supplied it with weapons and economic aid (with the only abberation being the Iran-Contra affair, where some American officials secretly and illegally sold arms to Iran).
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 Definition of Gulf War (disambiguation)
This was a war between Iran and Iraq.
This was a war between Iraq and a coalition of nations led by the United States in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
This was a war between Iraq and a coalition of nations led by the United States, which resulted in the removal from power of the government of Saddam Hussein.
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 Gulf War (disambiguation)
This was a war between Iran and Iraq.
Gulf War (1990-1991) (aka Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Second Gulf War).
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 Gulf War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The lead up to the War began with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 which was met with immediate economic sanctions by the United Nations against Iraq.
According to "Gulf War Air Power Survey" by Thomas A. Keaney and Eliot A. Cohen, (a report commissioned by the U.S. Air Force; 1993- Order: ISBN 0-16-041950-6), there were an estimated 10-12,000 Iraqi combat deaths in the Air campaign and as Many as 10,000 casualties in the ground war.
The Gulf War was the First major United States military conflict in which there were no presentations of the Medal of Honor since it was created.
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 Gulf War information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Since "Operation Iraqi Freedom" on March 22, 2003 and America's subsequent occupation of Iraq, the 1991 conflict is now often referred to as Gulf War I. The conflict is also known to Americans as Operations Desert Shield (defending Saudi territory) and Desert Storm (the liberation of Kuwait) and to the British as Operation Granby.
As of 2000, at least 628 veterans have died since the war, though none of them were confirmed that it was the cause of depleted Uranium.
The Persian Gulf War was a heavily televised war.
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 Gulf War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991) was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations
Depleted uranium (DU) was used in the Gulf War for the first time on the battlefield, in tank kinetic energy penetrators and 20-30mm cannon ordnance.
A 2001 survey of 15,000 U.S. Gulf War combat veterans and 15,000 control veterans found that the Gulf War veterans were 1.8 (fathers) to 2.8 (mothers) times as likely to report having children with birth defects.
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 Gulf War - Gurupedia
The Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States.
The result of the war was a decisive victory for the coalition forces, which drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait with minimal coalition deaths.
Vietnam War and demonstrations in the United States were often overwhelmed by people protesting the protesters.
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 Gulf War
The Gulf War (also: Persian Gulf War, War in the Gulf, Iraq-Kuwait Conflict, UN-Iraq conflict, Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Desert Saber, and 1990 Gulf War (for the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait), 1991 Gulf War) (1990-1991) was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States.
During the war, Iraq enjoyed good relations with the United States: the United States tilted towards supporting Iraq, despite (or perhaps because of) earlier Soviet influence in Iraq, and supplied it with weapons and economic aid (with the only aberration being the Iran-Contra affair, where some American officials secretly and illegally sold arms to Iran).
PBS "The Gulf War:an in-depth examination of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf crisis" PBS Frontline
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 Naming the Gulf War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gulf War was the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq and the subsequent liberation of Kuwait and partial invasion of Iraq by the Coalition Forces.
Gulf War and Persian Gulf War have been the most common terms for the conflict used within the Western countries.
War of Kuwait and Second Gulf War appear to be the names commonly used in France
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naming_the_Gulf_War   (557 words)

  
 Gulf War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
:''See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States.
The war started with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 which was met with immediate economic sanctions by the United Nations against Iraq.
The Gulf War was the first major United States military conflict in which there were no Medal of Honor presentations.
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 Gulf War (disambiguation) - dKosopedia
Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) (aka First Gulf War, though when used in conjunction with the alternate name of the Iran-Iraq war it is sometimes called the Second Gulf War).
the 2003 Invasion of Iraq (2003-present) (aka 2003 Iraq War, Second Gulf War, though when used in conjunction with the alternate name of the Iran-Iraq war it is sometimes called the Third Gulf War).
This was a war between Iraq and a "coalition of the willing" led by the United States, which resulted in the removal from power of the government of Saddam Hussein.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Gulf_War   (243 words)

  
 Second Gulf War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This was a war between Iraq and Iran following in the wake of the 1979 Revolution in Iran and triggered by Iraq's invasion of Iran.
The war was, in effect, sanctioned by the United Nations, and is technically a U.N.-led invasion of Iraq, rather than a U.S. one.
For example Within the UK's Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) the Iraq-Iran war is commonly referred to as the First Gulf War, whilst in the Royal Navy this term is more commonly used for the 1990-1991 war.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Second_gulf_war   (287 words)

  
 Gulf War (disambiguation) - ARRSEpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
The Iran-Iraq War, the 1980-88 conflict which cost hundreds of thousands of lives and resulted in a draw.
www.arrse.co.uk /wiki/Gulf_War   (98 words)

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