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Tag Archives: Gulf War
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm with the Ghost F-117
The Gulf War was the first post-Cold War international crisis, and the United States did nearly all of the fighting against Iraq in spite of having Coalition Force from 34 nations. The video clip contains a short live footage news of early hours of January 17, 1991 in the beginning of Operation Desert Storm. This was the First Air Strike by F-117 Stealth Bombers to destroy the Iraqi air force and anti-aircraft facilities. As mentioned in the video, it was the first major combat for F-117A’s.
This video clip is taken from the Youtube posted by BongHitBrian on May 26, 2008 titling “First Strike Gulf War Air Campaign 1991”. There are no credentials posted to this video, but it is assumable that it was a part of a live news telecast .
Posted in 1989-2000, June 8 assignment, Political history
Tagged Air Strike, F-117A, Gulf War, International Crisis, post-Cold War
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The Gulf War (1990-1991)
The Mile of Death
The Gulf War began on August 2, 1990 after the Iraqi army invaded the nation of Kuwait. There are many significant aspects to this war. Particularly for the USA, it emerged as a world leader and dominant military force. Under the Presidency of George H. Bush, the US armed forces rallied partnership with nations around the world to condemn Iraq’s decision to invade it’s neighbor, Kuwait. After failure to respond to diplomatic efforts for Iraq to end the invasion, the US armed forces along side allied forces from the United Nations (UN) and Saudi Arabia went into Kuwait. The war continued to be waged for six more months and finally ended on February 28th, 1991. This war is especially important to me and my family, who were residents in Kuwait when the Iraqi army first invaded. As a result of the US army’s efforts, my family was given safe passage to escape to Jordan, by car, on September of 1990. I was born the following January 1991. Looking back, my family often tell me horrendous stories of the war and how fortunate we are. As a family, we are grateful to the US troops for their heroic efforts. I am blessed to be alive today!
Posted in 1989-2000, June 7 assignment
Tagged Gulf War, mile of death, saddam hussein, US army
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