UNITED STATES HISTORY DESERT STORM OPERATION DESERT STORM POPULARLY FIRST GULF WAR RESPONSE ATTEMPT NEIGHBORING LIBERATION BATTLEFIELD NEW ERA MILITARY TECHNOLOGY NEARLY BATTLES AERIAL GROUND COMBAT AREAS SAUDI IRAQ LITTLE DAMAGE THE AMERICAN ISRAELI CITIZENS REQUEST KUWAIT BRITISH PROTECTORATE BRITISH PROTECTED AREA BORDERS PROTECTION THE ARAB LEAGUE CLAIMED CONSTITUTION THE EMIR THE EXECUTIVE ORGANIZED GROUP NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GAVE CLAIM IRAQI DICTATOR SADDAM HUSSEIN WANTED REGAIN LOST LAND LEADING UP TO WAR ON INVADED THREATS FOR SOME INVASION CAUGHT THE WORLD BY SURPRISE MAGNITUDE THE INVASION THE COMMANDER CENTRAL COMMAND NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF LIMITED ATTACK OIL NUMBER SEIZED DOWNTOWN KUWAIT CITY SOUTH TOWARD SAUDI ARABIA WORD REACHED THE PENTAGON PLANS IN PLACE STANDBY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DICK CHENEY GENERAL SCHWARZKOPF KING FAHD BRIEF MINUTES ORDERS THUS LARGEST AMERICAN FORCES THE VIETNAM WAR SHORT PERIOD THE 82ND AIRBORNE COMBAT DEADLINE THE END AMERICAN PERSONNEL ENOUGH INITIAL PLAN DRIVE DIRECT OFFENSIVE SCHWARZKOPF COMMANDERS THOUGHT RISK TROOPS PREPARE MILITARY CLEANUP EVER PRESIDENT BUSH THE THIRD ARMORED DIVISION ABRAMS NATIONS EGYPTIAN SYRIAN THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION THE USE OF FORCE WITHDRAW SUPERIOR AIR POWER THE MORNING OF ALLIED FORCES PHASE ALSO KNOWN AS DESERT SHIELD BORDER RADAR ELEMENTS BOMB TARGETS PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION POWER THE ALLIED AIRCRAFT THE ASSAULT DAY AND NIGHT THE FIRST TIME ARSENAL PERFORMED GROUND SYSTEMS M1A1 ABRAMS MISSILE PATRIOT THE IRAQ OPPORTUNITY THEMSELVES GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM HELPED HITS TOMAHAWK MISSILE THE DAMAGE DONE REPUBLICAN GUARD LEFT BIG HURT THE ENEMY APACHE HELICOPTERS STRATOFORTRESS AWACS SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT STEALTH JSTARS COMMAND THE COALITION CAMPAIGN TOTAL OF 10 SORTIES AIR WAR AVERAGING ENEMY ELECTRICAL BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS INTELLIGENCE IRAQI ARMY OIL REFINERIES SCUDS ISRAEL THE ATTACK KHAFJI AT 3 THE IRAQIS SEVEN SCUD MISSILES ISRAELIS AWAITING GAS MASKS THANKS TO PREVIOUS BURN HALF CHEMICAL AS IT TURNED BORE CONVENTIONAL WARHEADS TERROR VALUE WIDER OFFICIALS ISRAELI OFFICIALS RESPOND SCUD THE AMERICANS PROMISED TARGET SCUD MISSILE KNOCK TWO WEEKS PUNISHING COALITION THE BATTLE FIFTH ATTACKED TOWN OF EIGHT MILES FORCE ATTEMPTED COUNTERATTACK MASSIVE AMERICAN AIR THE TOWN THE DAY THE NEXT DAY SAUDIS FORCING IRAQIS OPERATION DESERT SABRE GROUND ATTACK LAUNCHED AMERICANS DAY ONE FEBRUARY 24TH AT 4 ALLIED TROOPS MARINES CROSSED THE BORDER DAYS IRAQI TROOPS SUBJECTED MERCILESS MAJOR THE WEST BEYOND THE MAJOR LINES TOTALLY OUTFLANK FIRST DAY THE WAR THE MARINES ADVANCED THE WESTERN THOUSANDS DESERTERS GROUND FIGHTING MINIMAL DAY TWO BARRACKS KILLING MORALE AMERICAN TROOPS FLANK CUT OFF RETREAT CASUALTIES ONCE AGAIN DAY THREE TANK BATTLE ARMORED FORCES ENGAGED THE TANK IRAQI REPUBLICAN GUARD SHOOTING FISH TANKS HEAVY ARMOR FEBRUARY 26TH SETTING FIRE CONVOY PALESTINIAN BOMBED THE ALLIES THE HIGHWAY ONE HUNDRED HOURS AFTER THE GROUND THE LIBERATION OF POSTWAR EPILOGUE APRIL 5TH ANNOUNCED RELIEF SUPPLY KURDISH REFUGEES TURKEY NORTHERN IRAQ ACCEPTANCE TASK FORCE PROVIDE COMFORT ASSIST TRANSPORT POUNDS THE FIRST SIX OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT CONSTRUCTION OF TENT CITY PRISONERS BATTLE WOUNDED IN ACTION THEATER OF OPERATIONS COUNTRY CONFRONTATION AGGRESSION WAR AGAINST IRAQ ARABS STOOD FAST MAINTAINING SOVEREIGNTY POLITICAL SADDAM INVASION OF IRAQ GEORGE BOOKS WAR WAR OF CHOICE MEMOIR RICHARD SHOULD THE UNITED STATES GO TO ARGUABLY FOREIGN POLICY QUESTION FACING RICHARD HAASS POLICY SEARCH WEBSITE SHARE TWEET POPULAR PAGES BATTLE OF ERAS