In an Oval Office address on February 27, 1991, President George H.W. Bush said: ” ‘Kuwait is liberated. Iraq’s army is defeated. Our military objectives are met. Kuwait is once more in the hands of Kuwaitis, in control of their own destiny.’ ” – Richard N. Haass, War of Necessity, War of Choice, Pages 131-132 […]
2/27/1991
In Operation Desert Storm, on February 27, 1991, “After only four days of fighting [the ground war in Kuwait], when American units had yet to encircle Iraqi forces, [Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin] Powell convinced President [George H.W.] Bush to halt ground operations. ‘The vaunted Republican Guard formations are no longer,’ the […]
2/27/1991
“The [first] Gulf War ended on February 27, 1991…” – Lawrence F. Kaplan and William Kristol, The War Over Iraq, Page 23 […]
2/27/1991
“By day four [of the Operation Desert Storm ground war, on February 27, 1991], with more than 70,000 Iraqi prisoners of war in multinational custody and most of Kuwait liberated, Saddam ordered what was left of his army to withdraw. His troops were nearly surrounded, with only one avenue of escape. Fleeing Iraqis clogged the […]
2/25/1991
“By late February 1991, the United States and its allies were in a very strong position. They could have gone on to conquer Iraq, seize control of the capital city of Baghdad, and overthrow Saddam Hussein. But the coalition armies halted near the Iraqi border.” [The 25th of the month for date sorting purpose only] […]
2/24/1991
In Operation Desert Storm, “The major Coalition ground attack began before dawn on G-Day, February 24, 1991.” – Tommy Franks with Malcolm McConnell, American Soldier, Page 161 […]
2/24/1991
From The Riegle Report, which was delivered to the Senate on February 9, 1994, regarding the health of Gulf War veterans: “With the initiation of the ‘ground war’ on February 24, 1991, Iraqi forces set fire to over 600 oil wells located inside Kuwait. The contamination from these fires had a dramatic impact on the […]
2/15/1991
On Feb. 15, 1991, in an address to assembly-line workers at Raytheon, manufacturer of the Patriot missile, President George H.W. Bush said: “42 Scuds engaged, 41 intercepted. Thank God for the Patriot missile!” – Eds. Micah L. Sifry and Christopher Cerf, The Iraq War Reader, Page 138 […]
2/15/1991
Speaking at the Raytheon Corporation plant in Andover, Massachusetts, on February 15, 1991, President George H.W. Bush said, regarding the situation in Iraq: ” ‘There’s another way for the bloodshed to stop, and this is for the Iraqi military and the Iraqi people to take matters into their own hands and force Saddam Hussein, the […]
2/15/1991
“According to a report by the Environmental Protection Agency, Saddam Hussein systematically ignited or otherwise crippled 749 oil wells during Iraq’s retreat from Kuwait in February 1991, causing 610 well blazes. By June, those fires were emitting roughly two million tons of carbon dioxide daily into the atmosphere.” [The 15th of the month used for […]