The U.S. Military Has Been Engaged In Iraq For 30 Years Now

U.S. jets flying over burning oil wells in Kuwait during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. U.S. Air Force photo

Forbes: The U.S. Military Has Been Engaged In Iraq For 30 Years Now

August 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of Iraq’s infamous invasion of Kuwait. It also marks 30 years since the U.S. military begun its involvement in Iraq. That involvement has lasted, in one form or another, almost continuously to this day.

On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein launched his invasion of Kuwait and conquered the tiny oil-rich sheikdom in a highly effective two-day operation. By doing so, he rapidly turned the United States and most of the world against him.

The George H.W. Bush administration promptly established a multinational coalition consisting of 35 countries. It launched Operation Desert Shield, a military build-up in Saudi Arabia primarily aimed at protecting that kingdom from any potential Iraqi attack.

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