“On January 17, 1991, soon after the UN deadline [for Iraq to leave Kuwait] expired, U.S.-led forces attacked Iraq and Kuwait. Most troops were American, with support from Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and Egypt. More than 30 countries took part in the coalition. The operation was called Desert Storm. It was the beginning of the [1991] Gulf War.”
– Andrew Langley, Bush, Blair, and Iraq: Days of Decision, Page 7