THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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Iran
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Iraq
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Russia
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Kuwait
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Persian Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait in August 1990, Schwarzkopf directed the buildup of 700, 000 U.S., European, and Arab troops in Saudi Arabia to confront the Iraqis. Under his command, beginning on January 16, 1991, allied forces carried out a six-week-long air bombardment of Iraq and its positions in Kuwait.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.