Slagets gang

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Her er en lille liste over slagets gang:

[ July 17 1990 ] Husein accuses Kuwait on 17 July of oil overproduction and theft of oil from Rumailia Oil Field.
[ July 25 1990 ] 1990 on 25 July US Ambassador to Iraq. April Glaspie, tells Hussein that the Iraq/Kuwait dispute is an Arab matter, not one that affects the United States.
[ Aug 02 1990 ] 1990 Husein invades Kuwait on August 2.President Bush freezes Iraqi and KUwaiti assets. The United Nations calls on Hussein to withdraw.
[ Aug 06 1990 ] Economic sanctions are authorized
[ Aug 07 1990 ] Secretary of Defence Cheny visits Saudi Arabia. The 82nd Airbone and several fighter squadson are dispatched.
[ Aug 08 1990 ] Iraq annexes Kuwait.
[ Aug 09 1990 ] The UN declares Iraq’s annexation invalid.
[ Aug 12 1990 ] The USA announces interdiction program of Iraqi shipping.
[ Aug 22 1990 ] President Bush autohorizes call up of reserves.
[ Aug 25 1990 ] Military interdiction authorized by the UN.
[ Sept 14 1990 ] Iraqi forces storm a number of diplomatic missions in Kuwait City.
[ Nov 08 1990 ] Bush orders additional deployments to give “offensive option” to US forces.
[ Nov 20 1990 ] 45 Democrats file suit in Washington to have President BUsh first seek Congressional approval of military operations. (eventually they won out)
[ Nov 22 1990 ] President Bush visits the troops for Thanksgiving
[ Nov 29 1990 ] UN Security Council authorizes force if Iraq doesn’t withdraw from Kuwait by midnight EST January 15.
[ Nov 30 1990 ] Bush invites Tariq Aziz to Washington and offers to send Secretary of State Jamers Baker to Baghdad.
[ Jan 09 1991 ] Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva. The meeting is 6 hrs, but no results.
[ Jan 12 1991 ] Congress votes to allow for US troops to be used in offensive operations.
[ Jan 15 1991 ] The deadline set by the US Resolution 678 for Iraq to withdraw.
[ Jan 16 1991 ] First US government statement of Operation Desert Storm made. Marlin Fitzwater announces, “The liberation of Kuwait has begun…” The air war startet Jan 17 at 2:38 a.m. (local time) or January 16 at 6:38PM ESTdue to an 8-hour time diffence, with an Apache helicopter attack. US warplanes attack Baghdad, Kuwait and other military targets in Iraq.
[ Jan 17 1991 ] Iraq launches first SCUD Missile attack.
[ Jan 30 1991 ] US forces in the Gulf exeed 500,000.
[ Feb 06 1991 ] Jordan’s King Hussein lashes out against American bomberments and support Iraq.
[ Feb 13 1991 ] US Bombers destroy a bumber complex in Baghdad with several hundred citizens inside. Nearly 300 die.
[ Feb 17 1991 ] Tariq Aziz travels to Moscow to discuss possible negotiated end to the war.
[ Feb 22 1991 ] President BUsh issues an ultimatum of Feb 23 for Iraqi.
[ Feb 23 1991 ] Ground war begins with Marines, Army and Arab forces moving into Iraq and Kuwait.
[ Feb 25 1991 ] Iraqi SCUD missile hits a US barracks in Saudi Arabia killing 27.
[ Feb 26 1991 ] Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they are in control of Kuwait City.
[ Feb 27 1991 ] President Bush orders a cease-fire effective at midnight Kuwaiti time.
[ Mar 03 1991 ] Iraqi leaders formally accept cease-fire terms.
[ Mar 04 1991 ] Ten Allied POWs freed.
[ Mar 05 1991 ] 35 POWs released.
[ Mar 08 1991 ] First US combat forces return home.

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