Gulf War Anniversary

Ten years after the Gulf War, Saddam still rules in Iraq and a Bush is in the White House. That note of familiarity belies the fact that much has changed in the years since the Gulf War ended in 1991, so much so that perhaps we can now ask some hard questions. Who really won the Gulf War? Is the Gulf War even over? Traditionally, wars are concluded by the signing of a formal peace treaty. The Gulf War ended in 1991 with the signing of a ceasefire agreement, an agreement that has since been violated many times. In such cases, it is customary to say that hostilities have resumed until new terms are negotiated or a formal treaty is signed. Lacking either a new ceasefire agreement or a formal peace treaty, we can say that the Gulf War is, at least from a formal and legal perspective, still ongoing. Below you will find some assorted links to organizations, web sites and the latest news which will help you gain some perspective on this decade long conflict and perhaps some insight into how it may eventually be resolved.

DOCUMENTS

• DOD

  Transcript: Lt. Gen. Newbold on Military Strikes in Southern Iraq

• FAS: Iraq Crisis:

  news and analysis from the Federation of American Scientists.

• U.S. Information Agency Transcript: Briefing

  by Sec. Colin Powell, Foreign Minister Moussa

• Washington

  Post: National Security Directive 54: On January 15, 1991, President

  George Bush sent a top-secret memo – National Security Directive 54 – to

  his top aides outlining his objectives for the coming conflict with Iraq.

  Among the important areas for the president: maintaining access to Persian

  Gulf oil, authorizing military action to effect the immediate withdrawal of

  all Iraqi forces from Kuwait, restoring Kuwait's legitimate government, and

  destroying Iraq's chemical, biological, and nuclear capabilities. The

  document was recently released under a Freedom of Information Act request.

• Washington

  Post: Collateral Damage Assessment: A list of civilian and non-military

  targets in Baghdad damaged by U.S. military "smart" weapons that

  missed their mark.

• Washington

  Post: Chronology of the Gulf War

ORGANIZATIONS & WEB RESOURCES

• Campaign Against Sanctions:

  this organization aims to raise awareness of the effects of sanctions on

  Iraq, promotes the lifting of sanctions on humanitarian grounds.

• DefenseLINK: U.S.

  Department of Defense

• Desert-Storm.Com: The Online

  Community for Veterans of Operation Desert Storm

• Frontline/PBS: The

  Gulf War

• UNSCOM: The

  United Nations Special Commission performed on-site inspections in Iraq

  seeking evidence of biological, chemical, and missile capabilities. The

  Commission was active from 1991-1999. 

• U.S.

  Military European Command Operations: base of operations for enforcement

  of the no-fly zones.

NEWS LINKS

• Reuters: Baghdad

  Says U.S., British Jets Bomb Northern Iraq

• Sydney Morning Herald: Saddam

  Lets His People Suffer As He Leaves Billions Unspent

• Christian Science Monitor: Should

  Sanctions Be Eased?

• Guardian Unlimited: Return

  of Powell, Kuwait's Conquering Hero

• The Times: Powell

  Warns Saddam: It's not over yet

• New York Times: Iraq

  Defiant As U.S. Lobbies Arabs on Shift in Sanctions

• Guardian Unlimited: Iraq's

  Devastation Is Due To Saddam, Not Sanctions

• ABC News: Iraq

  Bombed

• ABC News: Was

  It Justified: Experts Criticize U.S. Strike On Baghdad

• New York Times Special Section: Attack

  On Iraq

• Washington

  Post Special Report: The Fog of War

INTERACT

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