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First, that wasn't the mission. The UN only sanctioned a mission to dislodge Iraqi forces from Kuwait, not charging onto Baghdad and overthrow Saddam Hussein from power. The mission was a success and once the routed Iraqi forces crossed back to the Iraqi border from Kuwait after being expelled by U.S. and UN forces in February 1991, the mission was declared complete and a ceasefire agreement was signed between UN forces and Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Since the 1991 Gulf War ceasefire agreement, the U.S. maintained presence in the Persian Gulf since to keep an eye out of Saddam Hussein's aggression. This include the Iraqi no-fly zones enforced by U.S. and British(along with France until they withdrew from the no-fly zone patrol in 1998) aircraft patrols to protect the Kurds in northern Iraq and Shia Muslims in the south from attacks by the Iraqi Air Force, the continuing UN economic sanctions against Iraq, ongoing UN inspections of Saddam's WMDs program, and so on.
Second, most of the U.S.-led Coalition agreed to a UN mission to rid Iraqi forces from Kuwait, not going onto Baghdad and remove Saddam from power. If George Bush Senior unilaterally exceeding the UN mandate to spread the war onto Baghdad and topple Saddam Hussein's regime, the coalition that he put up would have collapsed and the U.S. can be seen in the eyes of the international community as the aggressors. I don't think Bush Senior want to with that.
Third, George Bush Senior also said the reason why he didn't charge onto Baghdad and take out Saddam Hussein in 1991 because of geopolitical interests in Turkey, Syria, and Iran. As he mentioned in his 1998 book, "The Worlds Transformed", if he actually take Saddam Hussein out of power in Baghdad, Iraq would have plunged into a never ending tribal civil war between warring factions, destablized the region, stregetening Iran's influence, possibly leading to a pro-Iranian Shiite government, possibly cause Iraqi Kurdistan to be destabilized, make the Kurds in Turkey demand independence and start a war there with the help of Iraqi Kurdistan, and U.S. forces would be stuck in Iraq for years in an unwinnable guerrilla warfare with thousands of lives lost and trillions were sucked out from the U.S. of rebuilding the whole country of Iraq. So Bush Senior decide to let Saddam stay in power and keep in eyes of check of factions as well as watching out of Iran. Which i think it was the best political decision ever made by the first Bush administration.
Unlike George Bush Junior, he pretty much did in 2003 that meaning no coalition and went onto Iraq desipte the consequences Bush Senior made and cause the world to turn against the USA.
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Did operation Desert Storm drive Saddam Hussein from power?
No. When operation Desert Storm concluded in 1991, Hussein was still in power. He remained Iraq's leader until shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Why did the US participate in operation desert storm?
Desert Storm-Eject Iraq from the nation of Kuwait Iraqi Freedom-Remove Saddam from power
WhyKUWAIT is called the landmark of the historical operation desert storm?
Because Saddam's invasion of Kuwait started the conflict.
What were the reasons that Desert Storm started the Gulf War?
This answer has underlying supposition that is inaccurate, namely that the Gulf War did not begin until Operation Desert Storm took place. This is incorrect. The Gulf War of 1991 began when Saddam Hussein order the invasion of Kuwait two months earlier. Operation Desert Storm was the United Nations repellent attack against Saddam Hussein to force him back into Iraq.
Code name for the military operation of the hundred hour war that drove Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait?
Operation Desert Storm
Did operation Desert Storm drive Saddam Hussein from power?
No. When operation Desert Storm concluded in 1991, Hussein was still in power. He remained Iraq's leader until shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
What country caught Saddam in Desert Storm?
Saddam was forced out of Kuwait during DS.
Why did the US participate in operation desert storm?
Desert Storm-Eject Iraq from the nation of Kuwait Iraqi Freedom-Remove Saddam from power
WhyKUWAIT is called the landmark of the historical operation desert storm?
Because Saddam's invasion of Kuwait started the conflict.
What were the reasons that Desert Storm started the Gulf War?
This answer has underlying supposition that is inaccurate, namely that the Gulf War did not begin until Operation Desert Storm took place. This is incorrect. The Gulf War of 1991 began when Saddam Hussein order the invasion of Kuwait two months earlier. Operation Desert Storm was the United Nations repellent attack against Saddam Hussein to force him back into Iraq.
Code name for the military operation of the hundred hour war that drove Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait?
Operation Desert Storm
Which foreign leader's occupation of Kuwait was stopped under president george hw bush with operation desert storm?
I think it was Saddam Hussein.
Who was the man in control of Iraq before the us and Iraq war?
If you mean before the 2003 invasion (or for that matter desert storm) it was Saddam Hussein Hi im gay
Country that defeat Saddam Hussein in war?
US/Coalition-Operation Desert Storm (January thru Febuary 1991) US/Coalition-Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003)
Why was the Iraq war of 1990-1991 fought?
There was NO war in 1990; Operation Desert Storm lasted 100 hours (January/February 1991) to remove Saddam's military from Kuwait.
Did Saddam Hussein retain power after the Persian Gulf war in 1990 - 1991?
Yes, he retained his power. The two missions of the Gulf Coalition were to protect Saudi Arabia (Operation Desert Shield) and liberate Kuwait (Operation Desert Storm). Removing Hussein from the Iraqi presidency was never intended or attempted, although after the war some critics argued that it should have been done in 1991.
Operation dessert storm?
Operation Desert Storm is also known as the First Gulf War. It was American coalition response to the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq's Saddam Hussein. The first phase of the operation was Desert Shield to protect Saudi Arabia from invasion. The second phase was Desert Storms through an air and land war resulting in a decisive American victory in 1991.
