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Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War took place from August 2, 1990 to February 28, 1991 and is often referred to as the Gulf War or Desert Storm.
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Is it good to have high or low rankings?
High rankings show how impressive you are or how influencial you can be. Antoinette A
How many men served during the Tonkin Gulf war?
You're probably asking, how many men fought in the Tonkin Gulf sea battle (officially called the Tonkin Gulf Incident).
The first naval engagement, which was an actual sea fight, involved probably 300 men aboard the US destroyer USS Maddox, as well as possibly a dozen or less US Naval airmen flying F8 Crusaders which also attacked the North Viet Navy torpedo boats. The North Viet Navy P4 torpedo boats had maybe less than a dozen North Vietnamese Sailors aboard the 3 or 4 boats...so less than 50 men.
Altogether, probably less than 500 men fought in the 02 August 1964 sea engagement (1st Tonkin Gulf Incident).
The second incident, involved the two destroyers USS Turner Joy & USS Maddox. There quite possibly being no enemy present (just radar ghosts), only the two destroyer crews would have been directly involved...being roughly 600 men or so.
Why do people get confused between Iraq and Iran?
One, they are in the same geographical area and each start with the letter "I".
Two, poor knowledge of geography
Which country was the agressor in gulf war?
In the Gulf Wars of 1980-1988 (the Iran-Iraq War) and the Persian Gulf of 1990-1991 (the Persian Gulf War), Iraq was the aggressor.
In the Gulf War of 2003-2011 (the Iraq War), the United States was arguably the aggressor.
Who were the good guys and the bad guys of the Persian Gulf War?
The US supported Iran and the Soviets supported Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988.
What is another major reason the US acted in the Persian Gulf War?
It is obvious that this question has a previous question or article that it refers to. Since we don’t know that question we can’t give you an answer. This is homework and we don’t do homework.
List the names of gulfs of Africa?
One is the Gulf of Guinea located in Africa. You could check wikipedia for more information that is what I did.
Why did Iraq invade Turkey before the Persian Gulf War?
Iraq did not invade Turkey. Iraq invaded Kuwait which caused the Gulf War.
What losses did the US have in the gulf war?
USS Stark (Frigate), 38 US Sailors killed when struck by an Iraqi launched missile in 1987, during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) in the Persian Gulf.
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The Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War were two separate wars, fought two years apart. The casualties on the USS Stark were the only ones of the Iran-Iraq War as the US did not take either side, but US Navy frigates did escort tankers of many nations in the Persian Gulf which were "reflagged" with the US flag so that an attack on them would constitute an attack on the US. Despite the attack on the Stark, the US still did not go to war with Iraq at that point. The US and other countries of the Gulf Coalition did not go to war with Iraq until Iraq invaded Kuwait in August of '90.
To answer the original question, exact US casualties in the Gulf War are unknown to this contributor, but they were very light for operations the size of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In Desert Shield more US soldiers died from accidents than Iraqi weapons. The Gulf War has been compared to the Spanish-American War because it was also short and glorious, and more US troops died from malaria than from Spanish 7.92mm bullets.
Was Saddam Hussein tortured before death?
Answer 1I think he was by the shady organisation called the CIA, who's actions are made legal by a pariah state USA and anywhere else they're actions would be considered terrorism!
Answer 2
While the CIA has certainly tortured numerous people during the Iraq War, Saddam Hussein was treated relatively humanely all the way up to his hanging. Of course, this is an insult to the thousands of people he had barbarically murdered during his "presidency", many of whom would have liked to see him squeal.
Why did Hussein launch attacks on Israel in 1991?
Operation Desert Storm (Jan/Feb 1991) was a very simple military campaign: eject a third rate nation from the country of Kuwait. This was accomplished within "100 Hours." The only recourse Saddam had was to create a HOLY WAR; this would arose the Arab nations to rally to Iraq's support. It would then be the world against the Arabs (instead of simply kicking Iraq out of Kuwait). Times have changed today, but in 1991, Israel still had a reputation. That reputation was, "...mess with Israel, and it was war!" Israel fought back at the least attack during those times. Saddam knew this. When he launched his missiles at Israel, he knew they would counterattack him. He also knew that if Israel counter-attacked Iraq, the Arab nations would not tolerate Israel's attacking a fellow Arab nation. Saddam was have his HOLY WAR. President Bush Sr. knew all of this also. And Bush personally ensured Israel that if they didn't intervene, they would save their reputation and no further harm would to Israel. To help convince Israel not to counter-attack, the US supplied (publicly...there was more) Patriot missiles to personally protect Israel from further missile attacks. Israel did NOT counter-attack; Saddam NEVER got his Holy War; and Desert Storm successfully concluded less than 30 days after it started.
