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Saddam Hussein comes to power in Iraq
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Iran-Iraq War
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Arab League Summit in Baghdad
Saddam accuses Kuwait of stealing oil and thus engaging in "economic warfare" with Iraq -
Iraq builds up forces on Kuwaiti border
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Meeting between Saddam and U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie
They meet in Baghdad, each side comes out of the meeting with a different understanding of what was discussed -
Peace Talks between Iraq and Kuwait are broken off by Iraq
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Iraq invades Kuwait
At 1 am, Iraq invades Kuwait and builds up troops on the Saudi border. -
Invasion is condemned
the UN and President Bush condemn Saddam's invasion of Kuwait and call for immeadiate removal of troops -
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia asks for military support
In a meeting with Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, he asks for the US's military support -
Deployment of US troops
The first round of US troops are deployed to the Middle East. -
Iraqi Annexation of Kuwait
Later, on the 28th, he declared that Kuwait was Iraq's 19th province -
Saddam makes demands
Declares holy war against US and Israel and demands that foreign countries shut down their embassies in Kuwait -
Removal of troops in Iran
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UN demands release of hostages in Iraq
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Iraq and US decide to have talks about Kuwait
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Saddam releases Western hostages
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UN sets deadline for withdrawl from Kuwait
Iraq must remove troops by January 15, 1991 -
House Debates
House and Senate debate over using force in Iraq/Kuwait -
Votes in House
Senate and Congress both allow Bush to "use all necessary means" abainst Iraq -
Operation Desert Storm begins
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Iraq fires scud missiles at Israel and Saudi Arabia
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Coalition's Ground Campaign Begins
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Iraq announces withdrawl from Kuwait
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Iraq agrees to UN cease-fire