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Iraq invaded Kuwait
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The UN ask for Iraqi to retreat from Kuwait
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Amercia consuming up to 17 billioin gallons of oil per day
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UN gives Iraqis until this day to retreat from Kuwait
(they had 300,000 troops there) -
Hussein doesn't listen to the US orders
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Operation Desert Sabre
Attack on Kuwait and the southern part of Iraq -
after 24 days of attacks there is a cease of fire
this leads to the Iraq war in 2003 -
return of weapon inspectors
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Bush gives Hussein ultimatum to step down or be removed
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Persian Gulf War II begins (Iraq War)