the Iran-Iraq war. Negative attitude toward Iraq was soon a worldwide phenomenon.
The United Nations Security Council passed 12 resolutions condemning the invasion.
The ultimate decision was to use military force if Iraq did not withdraw unconditionally.
by January 15, 1991. Then, when the deadline was set, it was time to start.
preparing for the worst-the war. .
President George Bush confronted little.
difficulty in winning Americans" support for the potential war against Iraq.
However, the government found it difficult to decide upon and state one overriding.
reason for going to war. Was it to oppose aggression or was it just to protect.
global oil supplies? Other powers were more directly concerned as consumers.
of Persian Gulf oil, but they were not as eager to commit military force, to.
risk their youth in battle and to pay for the costs of the war. Critics of.
President Bush continued to maintain that he was taking advantage of the issue.
of energy supplies in order to manipulate the U. S. public opinion in favor.
of war. .
After consulting with U. S. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney in.
early August 1990, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia invited American troops onto Saudi.
soil. He had seen Kuwait's destiny; therefore, he wanted protection. It was.
also the interest of the USA to stop any further advantage of the Iraqi army.
The deployment was called "Operation Desert Shield." These troops were armed.
with light, defensive weaponry. .
On November 8, 1990 President Bush announced.
a military buildup to provide an offensive option, "Operation Desert Storm,".
