saddam hussein was the leader of iraq during the persian gulf war.
saddam hussein was the leader of iraq during the persian gulf war.
the leader of iraq during the persian gulf war was?
saddam hussein
on 2 august 1990, iraq invaded kuwait. in the middle of the month, president george h. w. bush, in keeping with the carter doctrine, sent the first of several hundred thousand troops, along with a strong force of naval support to saudi arabia and the persian gulf area to support a multi-national force in a standoff with iraqi dictator saddam hussein. on 7 august, "wisconsin" and her battle group were ordered to deploy in defense of kuwait for operation desert shield, and they arrived in the persian gulf on 23 august. on 15 january 1991, operation desert storm commenced operations, and "wisconsin" found herself serving alongside her sister "missouri", just as she had done in korea forty years previously. both "wisconsin" and "missouri" launched tomahawk missile attacks against iraq; they were among the first ships to fire cruise missiles during the 1991 gulf war. "wisconsin" served as the tomahawk land attack missile (tlam) strike commander for the persian gulf, directing the sequence of launches that marked the opening of operation desert storm and firing a total of 24 of her own tlams during the first two days of the campaign. "wisconsin" also assumed the responsibility of the local anti-surface warfare coordinator for the northern persian gulf surface action group.
uss wisconsin (bb-64)
an estimated 500,000 iraqi and iranian soldiers died, in addition to a smaller number of civilians. the end of the war resulted in neither reparations nor border changes.









































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the iran–iraq war was originally referred to as the "persian gulf war" until the persian gulf war of 1990 and 1991, after which it was known as the "first persian gulf war". the iraq–kuwait conflict, which was known as the "second persian gulf war," eventually became known simply as the "persian gulf war". the iraq war from 2003 to 2011 has been called the "second persian gulf war".
iran–iraq war