Home to the Bedouin many of whom still live a traditional lifestyle in the desert. ... There are some excellent hotels and restaurants but the city of Aqaba is Jordan's resort town offering the only diving and snorkeling sites and some swim able beaches Jordan is located in the Middle East and is land locked between Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the West Bank of Israel. The terrain is made up of 80% desert plateau in the south and east. ... Forming part of the Great Rift Valley of Africa, it rises just over the Lebanese border and continues the entire length of Jordan form the...

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Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 in Tikrit, Iraq and born into a poor family. His father disappeared when he was born. His mother remarried. Saddam's stepfather, Ibrahim Hassan, was cruel to him. His stepfather would insult him and beat him, he would also make Saddam work long hours in the ...

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The deployment was called "Operation Desert Shield." ... On November 8, 1990 President Bush announced a military buildup to provide an offensive option, "Operation Desert Storm," to force Iraq out of Kuwait. ... The military coalition consisted of Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Honduras, Italy, Kuwait, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Po...

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(Allen 74) Bush called the operation in Saudi Arabia, Operation Desert Shield. ... When Phase II of Desert Shield began in November 1990 to build up a U.S. offensive force in the area, a peak of 172 ships at sea on a given day reached January (Allen 96). ... In the final moments the Arabs would abandon them and leave them in the desert. ... Operation Desert Storm had begun. ... The first goal of Desert Storm was to eliminate the radar and communication centers. ...

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In 1970 during the civil war between Jordan and the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization), the United States and Israel prepare to join the side of Jordan if Syria backs the PLO. 1972, United States blocks the Egyptian President's attempts to reach a peace agreement with Israel. During 1973 the United States airlifted military aid to Israel, which turned the tide of the war between Syria and Egypt. ...

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Iran received help from Syria and Israel and Iraq received help from mostly the gulf states. ... The invasion of Kuwait began the Persian Gulf War(in the United States known as Operation Desert Storm). ...

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