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The War In The Storm

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The War In The Storm

Operation Desert Storm
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The war began in 1991 after President Samuel Henson of Iraqi

ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kwain.
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Saudi Arabis and Egypt

where blamed over false assumptions
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They called on the

United States and other Western Nations to intervene
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The defending nations gave their support

and a lot of money into the war to keep the enemy at bay
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There were over 500,000 U.S.-led troops

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The first troops that were sent where the Marines

  • Fought over 100 miles throught occupied territory
  • Crushed seven Iraqi dividions
  • Destroyed over 1,600 tanks and armored vehicles
  • Took over 22,000 prisoners
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The nations lending help brought approximately

2,700 vehicles, 45,666 sortied, and 158,811 short tons of supplies and equipment
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99% of the men had never seen combat before

But they still went
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They flew with professionalism

and tactical proficiency from day one
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They had newer, stronger weapons.
Desert storm saw the first use of the MIM-104C Patriot Missile System in combat

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It was also the first time that the Air Force used

stealth and space systems support capabiliriees 
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The U.S.-led troops tried to minimize

combat on the groud as much as posible
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The air boiled down to supporting the troops on the ground

by destroying as many Iraqi troops, weapons, and equipment as posible
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The air was too hot to sustain life for

long amounts of time because of all the explosions
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They rarely went out of their tanks and other

vehicles to keep their men alive, while they defeated the enemy
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They fought with U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighters, supported by EF-111 Ravens, and raced into Iraqi air space virtually unopposed followed by hundreds of U.S Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coalition fixed-wing aircraft and cruise missiles

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"Our strategy to go after this [Iraqi] army is very simple. First, we're going to cut it off, and then we're going to kill it." - General Colin Powell, 23 February 1991

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In 100 hours, U.S. and allied ground gorces in Iraq and Kuwait

decisively defeated a battle-hardened and dangerous enemy
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During air and ground operations, U.S. and allied forces destroyed over 3,000 tanks, 1,400 armored personnel carriers, and 2,200 artillery pieces along with countless other vehicles.

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It took a lot of guts to go out and fight a war

and out of those 50,000 troops only 203 of those men could not return home.

Kiara Thomas