It was designed to protect Saudi Arabia from an invasion of Iraqi forces. It was designed to protect Saudi Arabia from an invasion of Iraq forces
When Iraq invaded Kuwait for oil, Bush ordered Operation: Desert Shield. What this did, was deployed troops in Saudi Arabia, to defend, and gave the Iraqis from August 7,1991(when they invaded) to July 14, 1991. Saddam Hussein did not order his men out of Kuwait and on July 14, 1991 at 3:00 am Operation Desert Storm was launched.
Desert Shield was designed as an operation to protect Saudi Arabia from a possible Iraqi incursion, either by air or by land in late 1990 and early 1991. As Saudi Arabia supported Kuwaiti independence and was hosting UN Coalition troops, there was the strong possibility that Iraq's superior military could overwhelm Saudi defenses.
Operation Desert Shield .
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It was designed to protect Saudi Arabia from an invasion of Iraqi forces. It was designed to protect Saudi Arabia from an invasion of Iraq forces
Operation Desert Shield. It was the defensive phase to prevent an invasion of Saudi Arabia as Coalition forces built up their strength for the offensive phase.
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.
It became Operation Desert Storm.
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When Iraq invaded Kuwait for oil, Bush ordered Operation: Desert Shield. What this did, was deployed troops in Saudi Arabia, to defend, and gave the Iraqis from August 7,1991(when they invaded) to July 14, 1991. Saddam Hussein did not order his men out of Kuwait and on July 14, 1991 at 3:00 am Operation Desert Storm was launched.
Desert Shield was designed as an operation to protect Saudi Arabia from a possible Iraqi incursion, either by air or by land in late 1990 and early 1991. As Saudi Arabia supported Kuwaiti independence and was hosting UN Coalition troops, there was the strong possibility that Iraq's superior military could overwhelm Saudi defenses.
Operation Desert Shield was in 1990. Operation Desert Storm only lasted 45 days (or 100 hours of actual fighting) and occurred in January and February of 1991. Desert Shield was a build up of military forces. Desert Storm was USING those military forces.
Operation Desert Shield .
The codename of the attack on Iraqi forces during the Gulf War in 1991 was "Operation Desert Storm." This military campaign was launched by a coalition of forces led by the United States to liberate Kuwait after Iraq's invasion in 1990. The operation followed "Operation Desert Shield," which was the buildup of coalition troops in the region.
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