Gulf War

short with few american casualties

That particular unit should have a website...an association of some sort. Most US Army and US Navy units from past wars have such websites. In those sites, they list past campaigns, operations, wars, decorations, etc.

Because the world's primary energy source is oil, and the majority of the world's oil must be transported through the Persian Gulf on supertankers.

The Gulf War of 1980-1988 was fought between Iraq and Iran over control of the Persian Gulf. Operation Desert Storm was a 30 day military campaign led by the US, Britain, and France to remove Iraq from Kuwait in Jan-Feb 1991.

Historically, the most common affliction suffered in war was disease, usually spread by unsanitary conditions or poor applications of medicine.

The Gulf War took place in 1991, not 1989, and it was sparked by the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq.

its a stratigical point that many civilisations have ruled/ tried to rule over the centuries

1. Stratigic value - controls trade in the middleeast remember trade = tax = £$£$

2. now the Americans want it because of oil adn to maintain national security

Yes. The United States achieved its major objective in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991: Ending the Iraqi Occupation of Kuwait.

There were two completely unrelated reasons for these events. It just so happened that both effective power changes occurred in 1979.

The Shah of Iran declined in power because his dictatorial methods of directing the country along with his strong secularist bent alienated many different groups in the country from the Communists, to the Feminists, to the Democracy Advocates, to the Islamists, to the General Clergy, to the Poorer Classes, etc. These groups eventually protested to the point where the Shah of Iran fell. The Islamists took the lead in post-Shah Iran.

Saddam Hussein rose because he was well-connected in the Ba'ath Party. In a military coup in 1968, later called the 17 July Revolution, General Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr and the Ba'ath Party regained power. In the coup's aftermath, al-Bakr was elected Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council and President; he was later appointed Prime Minister. Saddam Hussein, who was the Ba'ath Party's deputy at the time, became Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council and Vice President, and was responsible for Iraq's security services. As Al-Bakr got older and more senile, Saddam Hussein became the de facto leader of Iraq, especially in the late 1970s. By 1979, Al-Bakr died and Saddam Hussein naturally became his successor.

Iraq was primarily equipped with tanks, jets, artillery, missiles (Silkworm), and small arms purchased from Communist China. Red Chinese equipment was less expensive than the former Soviet equipment. Although France did supply Iraq with Mirage jets, these were simply added to the numbers of CHICOM (Chinese Communist) J6's (CHICOM versions of the Soviet MiG19). The AK-47 is the most widely produced assault rifle in the world, and Iraq is no different than any other nation that has them...they can get them anywhere...but primarily North Korea and Red China. Note: During Desert Storm Iraqi jets FLED into Iran. During Iraqi Freedom they chose NOT to fight.

They were [27] countries. The ones I remember are:

USA, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Japan (they helped financially), UK, Egypt, Lebanon, Italy, Syria, Qatar, Bahrain, Bangladesh, France, Pakistan, Iran, Oman.

Dick Chaney also General Schwarzkopf and George H W Bush.

Yes, Kuwait did ask for support in the first Gulf War. After being invaded by Iraq in 1990, Kuwait requested help from the international community, leading to the formation of a multinational coalition led by the United States to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.

Absolutely not. The coalition forces were numerically and technologically superior compared to the Iraqi forces. It was a slam dunk.

The British were involved with more than one golf war, which one?

I don't own one. Doubtful one is worth anything. Unless it is an original and painted by an artist of note, it won't have much value.

about 6 dollars you can get it on eBay

Which golf war? 1. Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988 2. Operation Desert Storm January/February 1991 3. Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-

You're kidding right? Every company that had some type of contract to supply the US military and civilian effort can be said to have profited from selling their product to support the, primarily military, operation. To attempt to compile a complete list of them here with this sites limited resources is impossible.

Iraq could not import any goods from other countries.

UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim (Austria) 1972-1982. UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru) 1982-1992.

UN forces stopped at the Iraq-Kuwait border.

U.K. France Kuwait Saudi Arabia There is more if you go on to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_War Hope that helps!

It depends on the war, but the most famous case of Iraq bombing Israel was in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991. The idea was to goad Israel into joining the United Nations coalition attacking Iraq. While this might sound counter-intuitive since this would give Iraq another enemy, the entrance of Israel into the war would alienate the Arab members of the coalition. Saudi Arabia, whence many of the attacks on Iraq came, publicly made clear that it would withdraw support for the war if Israel joined. The loss of Saudi Arabia as a US ally in the Persian Gulf War would be more devastating than the gain of Israel. Israel did not join the war at the US's urging as much as it wanted to for this reason.

Iraqi and Iranian aircraft were restricted from flying near US Warships during the 1980-1988 war in the Persian Gulf. One Iraqi aircraft fired a missile striking the USS Stark, killing several US Sailors. Later, a civilian airliner was shot down by the USS Vincennes with it did not properly identify itself.