Saddam Hussein had given his word to both Egypt's President and Saudi Arbia's King Fahd that he would not invade the neighboring country of Kuwait. However his word turned out to be just a smokescreen for the planned invasion. This bluff along with Saddam's treatment of the Kuwait citizens and Kuwait's poor military protection were all reasons why the United States was justified in its military actions. Saddam had told, " the American ambassador to Baghdad, April

In the end, Operation Desert Storm began on schedule, "unleasing a hail of bombs and missles and dashing the hopes for a peaceful solution of the Gulf crisis." 24 Iraq stood alone in the fight up agaisnt the United States who had assembled a coalition of 28 countries. The Gulf war employed over a half a million American soldiers during the 100 hour attack on Iraq. The Americans were justified in taking a dominate military role because of the Iraqi invasion into Kuwait. This reason along with Saddam Hussein's threat of chemical warfare and the backing of the United States Congress and the United nations Security Council, proves that stepping into the fight to end the aggression was the right thing for the Americans to do. In the end, on February 27, 1991, United States President, George Bush declared a cease-fire and stated that Iraq had been defeated and Kuwait had been liberated. He then gave the American people and the world a remark that justified the involvement in the crisis. He said, "We declared that the aggression against Kuwait would not stand and tonight America and the world have kept their promise."25

Sciolino, Elaine, The Outlaw State: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 1991

On January 12, 1991, the United States Congress voted in favor of giving President George Bush the authority to go to war to liberate Kuwait from Iraq. This vote came after many Resolutions were passed by the United Nations that condemned the invasion of Kuwait, and because Resolution 678 of the United Nation Security Council was ignored by Iraq. The United Nations began to pass resolutions that condemned Iraq's behavior on August 2, 1990. The first resolution was Resolution 660, and it called for "the immediate, unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait."18 The United Nations and the Security Council continued into the month passing resolutions like Resolution 661 which ordered a "global embargo of trade with Iraq"19 and Resolution 665 which, "authorized the force by Western navies to enforce sanctions."20 Other resolutions include demands for the release of foreigners from Iraq and Kuwait, and the declaration that Iraq's annexation of Kuwait was null and void. On November 29, 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, which "authorized the use of force against Iraq if it does not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15."21 Th

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