USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On August 2, 1990, at about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraq’s tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwait’s defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not destroyed retreated to Saudi Arabia.

Detailed explanation-2: -In August 1990, Iraq invaded the country of Kuwait to its southeast in a bid to gain more control over the lucrative oil supply of the Middle East. In response, the United States and the UN Security Council demanded that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein withdraw Iraqi troops from Kuwait, but Hussein refused.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -On August 7, 1990, President George Herbert Walker Bush orders the organization of Operation Desert Shield in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2.

Detailed explanation-5: -However, at dawn on August 2, the Iraqi army that was amassed near the border suddenly invaded Kuwait. Iraq set up a puppet regime, “Interim Government of Free Kuwaitis.” On August 8, Iraq announced the unification of the two countries, which in reality was annexation of Kuwait.