HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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The Taliban government in Afghanistan was removed.
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The United States successfully defeated the Kuwaiti military
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The United States pushed the Iraqi military out of Kuwait and back into Iraq.
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The United States took control of Baghdad, the capital city in Iraq.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The invasion of Kuwait led to a United Nations Security Council embargo and sanctions on Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition air and ground war, which began on January 16, 1991, and ended with an Iraqi defeat and retreat from Kuwait on February 28, 1991.
Detailed explanation-2: -The U.N. Security Council declared on August 2, the very day of the invasion, that the Iraqi action of ignoring the basic order of the international community was a violation of international law and adopted Resolution 660, which required the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Iraqi forces.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United States responded with a build-up of 170, 000 troops in 2007. This build-up gave greater control to Iraq’s government and military. In 2008, President Bush agreed to a withdrawal of all US combat troops from Iraq. The withdrawal was completed under Barack Obama in December 2011.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Gulf War left policymakers with a dilemma that plagued successive U.S. administrations. The war helped create an acute humanitarian crisis in Iraq, and the United States struggled to find a way to contain a still recalcitrant Saddam Hussein while alleviating the suffering of innocent Iraqis.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Iran-Iraq War dragged on in a stalemate until 1988, when both countries accepted a cease-fire that ended the fighting. Despite the large foreign debt with which Iraq found itself saddled by war’s end, Saddam continued to build up his armed forces.