Operation Desert Storm
Britishnoun
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President George HW Bush sought congressional authorisation for the 1991 Gulf War before launching Operation Desert Storm, even as he argued that approval from lawmakers wasn't required.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Regardless, Operation Desert Storm was a decisive victory, in part thanks to resolute and thoughtful leaders such as Mr. Hertling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
It became a permanent installation two years later and has trained thousands of service members, sending troops to battle in Operation Desert Storm and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
During Operation Desert Storm, he spent close to two years at bases in Europe, but he returned to the U.S. and Whiteman Air Force Base in western Missouri when his wife became ill.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2023
In Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the United States had routed the forces of Saddam Hussein in Kuwait.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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