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Sadam Hussein gives order for Iraqi forces to invade Kuwait ,which has close to a third of the worlds oil reserves and is one of the major suppliers of oil to the U.S. The U.S sends troops to Saudi Arabia to prepare for a possible Iraqi invasion, this operation is code named desert shield which lasted from ,2 August 1990 – 17 January 1991. Operation desert shield took place from 17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991
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Said that Iraq had do decrease the size of their military, disarm any chemical or biological weapons , they could not have nuclear weapons , they had to repay Kuwait for any damages, deaths or lost property.
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first state of union address in almost 10 years that focused primarily on foreign policy.
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Said that Iraq had to fully comply with U.N inspectors and allow them full access to the country.
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This is his final ultimatum to the Iraqi government telling them
