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    The Gulf War, also known under the code name of Operation Desert Storm, is the effort of a war waged by coalition forces from thirty four nations led by the United States in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. The 1990s event sparkles the long lasting tension following a history of friction between Iraq and the United States in the modern chapter of the world history. According to statistical data reported by CNN, the U.S. Department of Defense has estimated the cost of the…

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    The Gulf War What was the Gulf War? Why was it important? Why was the U.S. apart of it? All of these questions will be answered throughout this paper, so just sit back and enjoy as you read a part of our history, and how Don Snow was during this time, and what he learned. The gulf war was split into two part. Desert Shield was the before war. Desert Storm was the actual war. I had asked Don Snow what the difference between Desert Shield and Desert storm was and he said, “Desert…

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    environmental disaster for both countries and the degradation of Iraq as a whole. President Bush goal in entering the war was to recover the stolen oil from the Iraq and ensure…

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    The Gulf War Even though most people would not consider the Gulf War as a major war, and would not even know much of its existence. Hundreds of thousands of people, civilians, soldiers, and even children died because of it. Just by reading it from a textbook, most people will have a completely different perspective that the soldiers and witnesses of the war. The Gulf War, the fighter planes used, the U.S allies, the many unfortunate casualties of both sides, and how it change the world…

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    result of war. War veterans are exposed to dangerous environments which, in return, increase the likelihood of of the soldiers experiencing mental illnesses. These mental illnesses may affect the soldier's day to day life due to the symptoms of the mental illness they are suffering with. One mental illness that resulted from war was the Gulf war syndrome. This syndrome affected both British and U.S. soldiers who fought in the Persian gulf war, which took place from 1990 to 1991. “Gulf War…

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    The Gulf War and, to a lesser degree, the Kosovo air campaign demonstrated that advanced technologies have brought very significant changes to how war is waged. Intelligence sensors, precision navigation data and communications gave commanders unprecedented situational awareness. This situational awareness, coupled with precision-guided weapons, proved devastating. The major significance of these advanced technologies is not that they incrementally increase the capabilities of existing forces…

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    The 1990-1991 Gulf War was the first true test of the modern US Army. The Army was armed and equipped with some of the best weapon systems in the world. After Vietnam the US Army underwent major changes in organization, structure, and philosophy. Following the Vietnam War, the Army went through significant changes in preparation to fight with the Soviet Union or Korea. The preparations for these conflicts led to the defeat of the fourth largest Army in the world in Operation Desert Storm.…

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    The Persian Gulf War was the most active role for women in the military. Deploying more than 41,000 women to combat zone. With only fifteen killed and two imprisonment by Iraqi forces. The Persian Gulf War, known as also the Operation Desert Shield and Storm, called for the largest deployment for women in history as of now. The Persian Gulf War helped showed America women incredible roles in the battlefield. Broadcasting how women transported troops, supplies, commanded units, served aboard…

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    Gulf War Syndrome

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    Gulf war Syndrome is a very uncommon disease. this condition is also called chronic multi-symptom illness. It refers to the presents of several undiagnosed illnesses in veterans. It is a medical condition that effected many veterans in the war of 1991. It affected from a quarter to a third of the soldiers. Gulf war syndrome causes people to have joint pain, tiredness, indigestion, sleep problems, memory difficulties, chronic headaches, and skin and respiratory disorders. Its organ is…

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    The Gulf War oil spill caused a major change in the Persian Gulf habitat. With the spilling of oil in the Persian Gulf, it led to the unsafe habitat that it was in the early 90’s. The oils that were spilled in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War caused many animals that depended on the Persian Gulf to migrate due to the oil’s effect on the habitat. The problem behind the Gulf War oil spill is that it made the Persian Gulf an unsafe habitat for animals that depended on the gulf for food or for…

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