Gulf War
St. Augustine's Just
War Theory and the Persion Gulf War On August 2nd, 1990
the first Iraqi tanks crossed into Kuwait, as part of an invasion
that marked the start of a six-month conflict between the
United States and Iraq. These tanks were ordered to invade
Kuwait by Saddam Hussein, the ruthless dictator of Iraq. The
Iraqi troops looted Kuwaiti businesses and brutalized Kuwaiti
civilians. Saudi Arabia began to fear that they may be invaded
as well, and on August 7th they formally asked President
Bush for US assistance. The US pledged to defend the
Saudis, and to remove the Iraqis from Kuwait. Great masses
of troops from many different nations were deployed in the
Persian Gulf area. At 4:30 PM EST on January 16, 1991, the
first aircraft......
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