Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm (Studies in Air Power Series)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: February 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780714651934
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; War & defence operations; Middle East - General; History; History - General History; History: World; Iraq; USA; Military - Strategy; History / Military / Persian Gulf War; Air power; 20th century; Aerial operations, American; Persian Gulf War, 1991; United States
First sentence: On 8 August 1990, six days after Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait, US President George Bush declared four national policy objectives: to effect the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of all Iraqi forces from Kuwait; to restore Kuwait's legitimate government; to protect the lives of American citizens abroad; and to promote the security and stability of the Persian Gulf area.1