First Persian Gulf War: 1990-1991The First Persian Gulf War between 1990 and 1991 was the most militarily efficient campaign in United States history in which relatively few lives were lost. This war accomplished many goals, including securing economic benefits for the “Western world.” He encouraged the free flow of natural resources, established the value of air power and superiority, and verified that a free alliance for justice will prevail over an armed one. aggression. Ultimately, the United States' goals were achieved: Kuwait was liberated from Saddam and peace was established in the Middle East (Rayment). The Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan on December 27, 1979. This posed a threat to the United States because of its oil. ties in this sector. On January 23, 1980, President Jimmy Carter responded with a statement called the Carter Doctrine. In this, Carter stated that “An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be considered an attack on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such attack will be repelled by any means necessary.” , including military force.” (Richie, 25). Ten years later, U.S. officials were reminded of the Doctrine as signs of an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein began to appear. With an 11% share of the world's oil, this invasion would add another 9%. Not only was this dangerous, but if Iraq continued to advance south, it would gain Saudi Arabia's oil. Saddam could possibly control 46% of the world's oil supply and manipulate the global economy (Richie, 25). On July 17, 1990, photos from a KH-11 spy satellite showed that Iraqi military equipment was positioned near the border with Kuwait. General Colin Powell was not interested in this advance because the deployment did not include the necessary equipment such as fuel trucks and artillery that would be needed for an invasion. Powell believed that this was just a practice exercise or a bluff because Saddam had pressured Kuwait to lower oil production to keep prices high (Richie, 26). Kuwait was a small country that was once part of the Ottoman Empire. like Iraq. Kuwait had then become a British protectorate from which it had been granted independence. His boundaries had been set subjectively, making it difficult to untangle the paper's pride, and perhaps his life. Saddam and his troops were not the only ones to have committed sins (Marshel). If the United States had fulfilled its task, Saddam would not have repressed his own people, violated peace agreements and developed weapons of mass destruction (Rayment). The United States succeeded in preventing Saddam from succeeding in his attempt to conquer the Middle East eight years ago, but stopped when it should have gone after more (Marshel). Without the mistakes made by both sides, the current world would have been affected in a completely different way. Works Cited Allen, Thomas B., et al. War in the Gulf. Atlanta, Georgia: Turner Pub., 1991. Bush, George. “Persian Gulf War”. Annals of American History. March 3, 2004 "Desert Storm 1: 1990-1991." Gulf War. 2003. March 3, 2004. Lee, Roger A. “The Persian Gulf War (1990-1991).” The boy in the story. August 14, 2001. March 3. 2004Marshal, Jim. "Errors of the Gulf War". Unpublished essay, March 13, 1998. March 3, 2004. Rayment, W. J. The Gulf War. 2004. March 3, 2004.Richie, Jason. “Persian Gulf War, 1991.” Iraq and the Fall of Saddam Hussein.Minneapolis, Minnesota: Oliver Press, 2003.