The Persian Gulf War-the Feat of the Western Countries On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. ... Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney in early August 1990, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia invited American troops onto Saudi soil. ... These troops were armed with light, defensive weaponry. ...
Soon after the Watergate scandal came to light, investigators discovered many further revelations that caused Nixon's support and popularity to diminish a great deal. ... In August of 1974, three tapes disclosed that Nixon had ordered the FBI to stop investigating the Watergate break-in. ...
War in The Gulf On August 2, 1990 the world was surprised when the small country of Kuwait was seized by Iraq. ... In the darkness of Thursday, August 2, 1990, about 100,000 Iraqi troops crossed the border into their neighboring country Kuwait. ... On August 7, 1990, President Bush ordered American troops to be sent to Saudi Arabia. ... The light gear and troops went by air. ...
