THE 1970S 1969 1979
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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With the help of a United Nations coalition the US defeated the enemy.
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The US used nuclear weapons to clear out Saudi Arabian forces.
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With the best equipment money can buy the US defeated the enemy.
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Saudi Arabia convinced Iraq and Iran to leave Kuwait.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. and 40 allied nations, including several Arab nations, flew more than 18, 000 air deployment missions, more than 116, 000 combat air sorties and dropped 88, 500 tons of bombs. After air attacks that lasted for six weeks, the ground campaign lasted only 100 hours before Kuwait was liberated.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 100 hours, U.S. and allied ground forces in Iraq and Kuwait decisively defeated a battle-hardened and dangerous enemy. During air and ground operations, U.S. and allied forces destroyed over 3, 000 tanks, 1, 400 armored personnel carriers, and 2, 200 artillery pieces along with countless other vehicles.
Detailed explanation-3: -Operation Desert Sabre was a massive allied ground offensive that was launched northward from northeastern Saudi Arabia into Kuwait and southern Iraq on February 24, 1991, and within three days, Arab and U.S. forces had retaken Kuwait city in the face of crumbling Iraqi resistance.
Detailed explanation-4: -Operation Desert Storm was a 42-day military operation carried out by an international coalition led by the USA in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. It took place on 17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991.
Detailed explanation-5: -But the U.S. military’s first major conflict with the country came more than a decade before that–more than 25 years ago, in fact. Operation Desert Storm began Jan. 17, 1991, after Iraqi forces who had invaded neighboring Kuwait refused to withdraw. The conflict is now commonly known as the Gulf War.