Afghanistan
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Argentina
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Australia
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Bahrain
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Bangladesh
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Belgium
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Canada
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Czechoslovakia
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Denmark
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Egypt
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France
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Germany
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Greece
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Hungary
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Honduras
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Italy
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Kuwait
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Morocco
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Niger
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Norway
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Oman
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Pakistan
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Poland
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Portugal
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Qatar
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Saudi Arabia
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Senegal
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South Korea
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Spain
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Syria
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Turkey
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United Arab Emirates
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United Kingdom
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United States
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Wars
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Number in Action
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Number of Casualties
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Revolutionary War
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184,000
|
4,435
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War of 1812
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286,703
|
6,765
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Mexican War
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78,718
|
13,283
|
Spanish-American
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306,760
|
2,446
|
World War I
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4,743,826
|
116,708
|
World War II
|
16,353,659
|
407,316
|
Korean War
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5,764,143
|
33,651
|
Vietnam War
|
8,744,000
|
58,168
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Persian Gulf War
|
467,539
|
268
|
1990
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Hussein accuses Kuwait on 17 July of oil overproduction and theft of oil from the Rumailia Oil Field.
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1990
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On 25 July US Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, tells Hussien that the Iraq/Kuwaitt dispute is an Arab matter, not one that affects the United States.
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1990
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Hussein invades Kuwait on August 2. President Bush freezes Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets. The United Nations calls on Hussein to withdraw.
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Aug 6, 1990
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Economic sanctions are authorized.
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Aug 7, 1990
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Secretary of Defense Cheny visits Saudi Arabia. The 82nd Airborne and several fighter squadrons are dispatched.
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Aug 8, 1990
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Iraq annexes Kuwait
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Aug 9, 1990
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The UN declares Iraq's annexation invalid
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Aug 12, 1990
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The USA announces interdiction program of Iraqi shipping.
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Aug 22, 1990
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President Bush authorizes call up of reserves.
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Aug 25, 1990
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Military interdiction authorized by the UN
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Sep 14, 1990
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Iraqi forces storm a number of diplomatic missions in Kuwait City.
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Nov 8, 1990
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Bush orders additional deployments to give "offensive option" to US forces.
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Nov 20, 1990
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45 Democrats file suit in Washington to have President Bush first seek Congressional approval of military operations. (Eventually thrown out)
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Nov 22, 1990
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President Bush visits the troops for Thanksgiving.
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Nov 29, 1990
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UN Security Council authorizes force if Iraq doesn't withdraw from Kuwait by midnight EST Jan. 15.
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Nov 30, 1990
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Bush invites Tariq Aziz to Washington and offers to send Secretary of State James Baker to Baghdad.
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Jan 9, 1991
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Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva. The meeting is 6 hrs, but no results.
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Jan 12, 1991
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Congress votes to allow for US troops to be used in offensive operations.
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Jan 15, 1991
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The deadline set by the UN Resolution 678 for Iraq to withdraw.
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Jan 16, 1991
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First US government statement of Operation Desert-Storm made. Marlin Fitzwater announces, "The liberation of Kuwait has begun..." The air war started Jan 17 at 2:38 a.m. (local time) or January 16 at 6:38PM EST due to an 8 hour time difference, with an Apache helicopter attack. US warplanes attack Baghdad, Kuwait and other military targets in Iraq.
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Jan 17, 1991
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Iraq launches first SCUD Missile attack.
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Jan 30, 1991
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US forces in the Gulf exceed 500,000.
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Feb 6, 1991
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Jordan King Hussein lashes out against American bombardments and supports Iraq.
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Feb 13, 1991
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US Bombers destroy a bunker complex in Baghdad with several hundred citizens inside. Nearly 300 die.
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Feb 17, 1991
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Tariq Aziz travels to Moscow to discuss possible negotiated end to the war.
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Feb 22, 1991
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President Bush issues an ultimatum of Feb. 23 for Iraqi troops to withdraw from Kuwait.
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Feb 23, 1991
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Ground war begins with Marines, Army and Arab forces moving into Iraq and Kuwait.
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Feb 25, 1991
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Iraqi SCUD missile hits a US barracks in Saudi Arabia killing 27.
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Feb 26, 1991
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Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they are in control of Kuwait City.
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Feb 27, 1991
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President Bush orders a cease fire effective at midnight Kuwaiti time.
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Mar 3, 1991
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Iraqi leaders formally accept cease fire terms
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Mar 4, 1991
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Ten Allied POWs freed
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Mar 5, 1991
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35 POWs released
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Mar 8, 1991
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First US combat forces return home.
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