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            The Western and Gulf nations united together to form a coalition to.
             fight against Iraq that followed the United Nations resolution that Iraq.
             must pull out of Iraq on January 15, 1991. They had several reasons for.
             wanting Iraq out of Kuwait. "The 2 main reasons are the vast amounts oil in.
             the region which account for 53% of the world's known petroleum reserves.
             and the stability of the nations that have the oil."4 The 2 biggest in the.
             region are Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The Saudis were afraid that Iraq would.
             invade Saudi Arabia just like Kuwait. .
             4AP Press Toronto Star (February 20, 1991) A16.
             "The United States depends on Middle East petroleum for about 25% of.
             its energy needs and other Western nations even more on Middle East."4 Many.
             of these nations have very few oil resources and if they did it would cost.
             too much to develop them like the estimated 300 billion barrels of oil in.
             the Alberta and Saskatchewan tar sands. "Other nations like Japan have very.
             few alternative sources for petroleum so they depend greatly on the oil.
             from the Middle East."1 Other sources of power are generally too expensive.
             to be practical or still under development. So any disruption of oil from.
             this region would seriously negatively affect the economies of the Western.
             nations, just as they were slipping into a recession which would not be.
             very good for the leaders of these countries at the ballot box. .
             1CNN The Gulf War (Video) (Atlanta, CNN News, 75 min., 1991).
             4AP Press Toronto Star (January 16, 1991) A15.
             However going to war or even the real possibility of it would give a.
             big short term boost to the economies of these nations by increasing the.
             price for a barrel of oil which would allow oil companies to make bigger.
             profits and there would be more exploration in North America to discover.
             new sources of oil. This would help boost the stock markets by increasing.
             positive activity in the trading of shares. Also by going to war, it would.


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1. Biological Warfare and the Gulf War

The germ warfare that was used is commonly known as "The Gulf War Illness". ... However, Gulf War Illness spreads much more rapidly then the AIDS virus. ... According to the Gulf War registry Dr. ... Tony Flint, spokesperson for the British Gulf War Veterans Association, reported, "the number of Gulf War veterans deaths in U.K. is 1,233 out of 51,000 Brits who participated. ... The controversy about biological warfare being used in the Gulf War has surfaced worldwide. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

2. The Second Gulf War, A No-Smoke War Between USD and Euro

The Second Gulf War, A War With No Smoke Between the USD and the Euro Although Bush knew clearly that he would take great political risks for launching the war, he ultimately did it without hesitation. ... From a special perspective we can say that the Second Gulf War is one with no smoke between the USD and the Euro. ... The Second Gulf war can help America reach such a goal. ... America has been sparing no effort to restrain the Euro and the Second Gulf War and the Kosovo War are of an identical nature. ... Is this war somewhat like to the Second Gulf War? ...

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3. American Military presence in the Persian Gulf

American Military Presence in the Persian Gulf Even prior to the Gulf War, the U.S. had thrown its immense military, diplomatic, and economic weight behind the monarchies of the Persian Gulf like Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. ... Most Persian Gulf Arabs and their leaders felt threatened after Iraq's seizure of Kuwait and were grateful for the strong U.S. leadership in the 1991 war against Saddam Hussein's regime. ... Since the Gulf war, the U.S. has recognized that Iran is not the only threat in the area. ... "Unraveling the tangle of security commitmen...

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4. Just War

Or is their any such thing as a just war? ... The consequences of the war must be better than the situation that would exist had the war not taken place. ... What the events were leading up to the war, what Americans involvement in the war was, and what effect the war had on both peoples. ... The second war that I will be exploring is the Gulf War. The Gulf War, also known as: Persian Gulf War, War in the Gulf, Iraq-Kuwait Conflict, Second Gulf War, UN-Iraq conflict, and Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Desert Saber, was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force led by the Uni...

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5. Greed, Power and the Causes of War

In my assignment, I studied the causes of many different wars. These included World War One, the Russian Revolution, the Yugoslavian war, the Arab/Israeli Wars and the Gulf War. ... The Gulf war was caused from one selfish man and his blind nation. ... For example, the Gulf war, where one man's greed cost many innocent lives. ... Yet sometimes war is started with substantial reasons. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

6. Resemblance Between Gulf of To

Resemblance Between Gulf of Tonkin and the War in Iraq From the dry mountains to the soaking forest, the War in Iraq and the Vietnam War have been wars of protest and anger. ... The War in Iraq strongly resembles the Gulf of Tonkin through the governmental approach. The War in Iraq abdicates war-making power to the President, does not spell out clear military objectives, and it does not specify who the U.S. is fighting, which all bear similarities to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. ... Beginning with The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution the president has gained more power then the United States C...

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7. The gulf war vs 9-11

("The Persian Gulf War", Don Nardo). ... Chemical weapons were definitely used in the Gulf War. ... It has been used up to and until the Gulf War, and now in Terrorism. ... ("The Persian Gulf War", Don Nardo). ... ("The Persian Gulf War", Don Nardo). ...

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8. The Gulf War

Aside from the tremendous debt and heavy casualties Iraq suffered in the Gulf War, it accomplished none of the goals it set out to accomplish. Tensions Mount: Causes of the Gulf War Conflict between Iraq and Kuwait had been occurring since 1961when Kuwait was granted independence from Great Britain. ... As can be seen by Figure 1, the amount of bombs released during the Gulf War is almost proportional to amounts used in World War II, and Vietnam; this is a staggering figure considering that the Gulf War lasted for a month and a half while World War II lasted forty-five months and Vietna...

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9. Saddam Must Die

That was the image of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, bloodied but unbowed and unenlightened after his humiliation in the 1991 Gulf War, when a U.N. mission led by the U.S. drove his troops out of Kuwait and kindled a holocaust of as many as a 100,000 Iraqis. ... One of the reasons he needs to be removed from power is because actions in the gulf war. ... A Gulf War veteran that I spoke too believes we should of removed Saddam from power during the Gulf war then we wouldn't be having these same problems today Currently we have 32,000 troops, 400 warplanes, 2 aircraft carriers, and 20...

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  • Grade Level: High School