Gulf War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: " First Gulf War, Gulf War I, or the Iraq War,[14][15][16] before the term became identified with the 2003 Iraq War which is also referred to as Desert Storm.
The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops that began 2 August 1990 was met with international condemnation, and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. U.S. President George H. W. Bush deployed American forces to Saudi Arabia, and urged other countries to send their own forces to the scene. "
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