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They set fire to about 700 oil wells when leaving Kuwait

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What was the major American and Allied success in the Persian gulf?

Driving the Iraqi army out of Kuwait.


What Middle Eastern country was attacked and overrun by iraq?

Kuwait was overrun by the Iraqi Army in August 1990. This is commonly known as the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991.


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What operation was designed to get Iraq out of Kuwait?

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Iraqis came in and destroyed personel belongings of most Kuwaitis. The expats were rarely touched.


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Saddam Hussein


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because they were out numbered


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