Gulf War

The "Powell Doctrine" was part of the US Persian Gulf war strategy that demonstrated the art and science of strategic preparation for combat operations.

An article with information about Gulf War Syndrome.

It has been more than 20 years since the Gulf War - a war that started its own war at home on Thanksgiving Day at the dinner table.

This article discusses a study that found a relationship between Gulf War veteran's health problems and alcohol abuse.

Thatcher, the tough military leader, was actually visiting the US, when Saddam Hussein waged war on Kuwait. She strongly urged President George Bush Sr, to intervene. She told President Bush that, 'œThis was no time to go wobbly!"

An essay arguing against the theory put forth in Jarhead by Anthony Swofford that war films motivate men to join the military.

One of the oldest excuses for war is that the enemy is irredeemably evil.

Why should the "hidden" cost of defending access to Middle Eastern oil be paid by income taxes when it could be paid directly by a surtax on imported Middle Eastern oil.

The United States government offers an array of programs that acknowledge the contributions and sacrifices of veterans.

With the first Gulf War now twenty years in the past, the VA is finally relating a number of illnesses and conditions to service in that war. Veterans can now expect that their service related medical conditions will receive attention from the VA.

The remains of Captain Michael "Scott" Speicher, a U.S. navy pilot shot down over west-central Iraq during the first Gulf War 18 years ago, have been positively identified.

On 10 Apri, 1994 the Iraqi l Republican Guards Corps began a counterattack in a desperate attempt to regain the initiative.

The sudden outbreak of war found much of the Iraqi Army deployed as an internal police force.

Iranian special forces teams began slipping into southern Iraq sometime in January 1994. The exact date that operations began has not, to this date, been revealed by Iran.

The human and material losses of the Iraqi Army in the Kuwait war were enormous.

The history of reasons why wars were fought in the U.S.

Are you one of those people who still think the Patriot Missile was an example of America's military superiority during the Gulf War? Think again.

History and roles, how they have changed.

Because the United States did not eradicate Saddam Hussein's regime in 1991, it continued to pose a threat both to its own people and to the free world. Thus, the incomplete nature of the First Gulf War necessitated a second war in 2003.

This essay discusses the aftermath of the First Persian Gulf War of 1991, including America's shift in foreign policy toward the Middle East and the establishment of no-fly zones over Iraq.

During the First Gulf War, the attitudinal affliction known as the "Vietnam Syndrome" was dispelled by a major shift in military tactics and the government's approach toward military management. Instead of micro-regulating the army, politicians allowed it to do its job.

United States foreign policy in the Middle East prior to 1990 showed a surprisingly supportive attitude toward the dictatorship in Iraq that the U.S. would later confront. This essay details the events which would lead the U.S. into the First Gulf War.

Some of the most intense fighting during the Second Persian Gulf War occurred during the first few months following the March 20, 2003, invasion. This paper describes crucial events during the coalition's military effort in 2003.

Saddam Hussein's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction was not the only reason originally given for an allied invasion of Iraq. This essay presents a multitude of such reasons, many of which were still valid, despite doubts revolving around the WMD claim.

Troop movement, suicide bombing and civilian casualties all delivered to your home in a continuous digital stream coming live from the war front. Should the press have unlimited access to warzone material.

The US has been involved either actively or behind the scenes three wars taking place in Iraq over the last two decades. All three of those wars have distanced the possibility of peace in the region.

An analysis of news coverage in Time and Newsweek magazine during January and February 1991.

This book on the first Gulf War is well researched and detailed; it's very readable and vivid.

A reminder that our soldiers coming back from Iraq may experience the Persian Gulf Syndrome with its crippling ailments.

This is a haiku which describes the truth about war

Let's stretch our imaginations and imagine a world without war.