Operation Desert Storm
The Persian Gulf War, otherwise knows as "Operation Desert Storm", was fought from 1990-1991. Saddam Hussein was in power for Iraq and he spent so much of the country's wealth on a strong military that he had to borrow a lot of money to pay for citizen necesities and for the recent war with Iran.
Kuwait, a small oil-rich country, was a victim of Iraq. Hussein had 4 major reasons to invade Kuwait. Following those reasons, he actually invaded the small country of Kuwait. The UN tried to stop him with threats, embargoes, and finally sending troops. US and coalition troops were sent to Iraq to defend Kuwait and stop Hussein.
The US and coalition were successful! We pushed back Iraq and defeated them. The outcomes were bad for Iraq. Hussein was still in power. But since he did not agree to UN treaties, and embargo was set on Iraq so their economy suffered miserably.
Kuwait, a small oil-rich country, was a victim of Iraq. Hussein had 4 major reasons to invade Kuwait. Following those reasons, he actually invaded the small country of Kuwait. The UN tried to stop him with threats, embargoes, and finally sending troops. US and coalition troops were sent to Iraq to defend Kuwait and stop Hussein.
The US and coalition were successful! We pushed back Iraq and defeated them. The outcomes were bad for Iraq. Hussein was still in power. But since he did not agree to UN treaties, and embargo was set on Iraq so their economy suffered miserably.