Here’s What You Need To Remember: It was distinctly possible that Saddam would have continued his drive into Saudi Arabia in the fall of 1990. It was much less clear whether he would have succeeded or ...

As we mourn the death of President George H. W. Bush (“Bush Sr.”), many of his life episodes and accomplishments show a style and approach that we have difficulty finding in governance today. The one ...

In August 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invaded is far-smaller neighbor, Kuwait — seizing the nation’s valuable oil fields and setting off a global scramble to rein in his imperialistic ambitions.

Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990. The U.S. reversed Saddam Hussein's aggression, but it was just the start of the U.S. military role in Iraq... 25 Years In Iraq, With No End In Sight It started so ...

With the benefit of hindsight, we can point to myriad lessons learned from the many tens of thousands of lives lost, bodies broken, dreams dashed and more than a trillion US dollars invested in ...

US Marines crouch behind a barrier of barbed wire. The Gulf War—also called the Persian Gulf War—was a crisis that affected the world for years after it ended. The Gulf War was one of the shortest ...

As troops massed on his border near the start of the Persian Gulf War, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein weighed the purchase of a $150 million nuclear “package” deal that included not only weapons ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Saddam Hussein is a President for Iraq with 16 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1990 Broadcast. The year with the most videos was 2003 with seven ...

After escaping from his Iraqi captors in 1990, Michael Saba did everything he could to bring attention to the plight of dozens of other Westerners still being held. He shared his harrowing experience ...