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Persian Gulf War The Persian Gulf War began on August 2nd 1990 and ended on February 28th 1991. Suddam Hussein used his military power to invade Kuwait in 1990 and claimed Kuwait belong to Iraq. The invasion of Kuwait caused a world crisis. Hussein said that Kuwait had stolen its oil. The Us used F-14 Tomcats, F-15 Eagle and many other fighter jets to protect Kuwait.

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