USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Persian Gulf War, also called Gulf War (1990–91), was an international conflict triggered by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990.

Detailed explanation-2: -Operation Desert Storm was conducted by an international coalition under the supreme command of U.S. General Norman Schwarzkopf and featured forces from 32 nations, including Britain, Egypt, France, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Detailed explanation-3: -But on August 2, 1990, a force of one hundred thousand Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and overran the country in a matter of hours.

Detailed explanation-4: -The invasion and Iraq’s subsequent refusal to withdraw from Kuwait by a deadline mandated by the United Nations led to a direct military intervention by a United Nations-authorized coalition of forces led by the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hussein had asked Kuwait to forgive or refinance Iraq’s wartime debts from the almost-eight-year Iran-Iraq War, which had ended in 1988. But Kuwait refused to forgive any of the $8 to $10 billion in loans. And it opposed Iraq’s plea to increase export oil allotment, as regulated by OPEC.