Gulf War
Americannoun
noun
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the war (1991) between US-led UN forces and Iraq, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
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See Iran-Iraq War
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Later dubbed "quantitative easing", such upheavals included the 1980s savings and loan crisis, the first Gulf War, the Mexican peso crisis and - shortly after he had retired - the global credit crisis in 2008.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
He covered the Gulf War for the network, traveling in Iraq and Kuwait.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
In 1990-91 the Fed initially looked through the Gulf War oil shock.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Initially, the Cable News Network struggled to draw viewers, but that changed with the Persian Gulf War, when Turner’s investment in international journalism paid off.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
This was right after the first Gulf War, and General Schwarzkopf was seen as the second coming of General MacArthur.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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