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Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait in early 1990.
Accuses Kuwait of taking crude oil,
Says Kuwait is not a “real” country. -
President siad, "This aggression will not stand." With Iraqi forces poised near the Saudi Arabian border, dispatched 180,000 troops to protect Saudi Arabia
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U.S.-led coalition launches air war against Iraq.
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Mostly a Muslim country (32% Serbs)
Milosevic responds by attacking Sarajevo (capital city) -
Authorizes humanitarian relief efforts
Establishes UN operations in Somalia (UNOSOM)
Sort out the confusion amongst the groups in the region… help get supplies where they are supposed to go -
want to avoid using the military in these humanitarian efforts
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U.S. Marine and Navy Seals arrive in Mogadishu to help secure the area
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Promises to end the “ethnic cleansing”
Miltitary effectiveness takes hold
Massive NATO bombing forces