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Gulf War I?

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I have seen people refer to this war as Gulf War III and the liberation of Kuwait as Gulf War II, so what was Gulf War I then?
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As far as I know this qualifies as Gulf War II, unless people divide the 1991 war into its two phases , Desert Shield and Desert Storm , as GW I and GW II.
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von Neufeld wrote:I have seen people refer to this war as Gulf War III and the liberation of Kuwait as Gulf War II, so what was Gulf War I then?
Gulf War I: (US-backed) Iraq verses Iran
Gulf War II: Iraq verses US & everyone else fighting to restore Kuwait to its rightful dictatorship.
Gulf War III: Iraq verses US fighting to build an empire.
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Huh, never heard of the Iran-Iraq War (80-88) refered to as a "Gulf War" per se, bit I suppose it works.
Gulf War II: Iraq verses US & everyone else fighting to restore Kuwait to its rightful dictatorship.
Gulf War III: Iraq verses US fighting to build an empire.
Love your summations of each conflict.
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We actually supported both sides in the First Persian Gulf War.
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The Duchess of Zeon wrote:We actually supported both sides in the First Persian Gulf War.

Didn't we just sell the iranians weapons to get out hostages back???
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Darksider wrote:
The Duchess of Zeon wrote:We actually supported both sides in the First Persian Gulf War.

Didn't we just sell the iranians weapons to get out hostages back???
No, the US was trying to buy out the Iranians as well, plying them with weapons and more fun stuff.

Its a cold war thing...
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WE ARE NOT BUILDING A FUCKING EMPIRE. IF I HEAR THIS ONE MORE TIME I AM GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. If we are building an empire like so many claim, why not conquer Mexico. Its a neighboring country that expands our nation and gives an immense supply of cheap labor for further empire building. Its not like anyone in the world can stop us. The U.N. couldn't do jackshit if the U.S. really wanted to build an empire. We are top dogs and our access to WMD gives us a type of godhead. Bow before us or suffer pestilence, famine, war, and death. We will flood your streets with plague and rain fire on your city.

Guess what. WE don't.

Sure we are fighting this war for oil. But the guise of peaceful Iraq is a good one and actually noble one as well. If we go through on our word, we will do a great service to the Arab world dispite our less than perfect intentions.
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We're building an Empire! :p And we did sell the Iranians weapons. There was the public deal for the hostages, and some thorugh an Israeli intermediary some time after that.
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It's more accurate to say the Iraq was sponsored by France and Russia before and during it's war with Iran. All their weapons came from those two countries, and France even supplied a nuclear reactor to Saddam, with the express purpose of allowing him to develop nuclear weapons. You can't have a more loving international relationship than when you're willing to support their nuke program. :roll: The US was a pretty minor suger-daddy to Saddam in comparison.
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Dark Hellion wrote:WE ARE NOT BUILDING A FUCKING EMPIRE.
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And that equates to Empire Building outside of your own delusions how?
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Stormbringer wrote:And that equates to Empire Building outside of your own delusions how?
we need to accept responsibility for America's unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity, and our principles.
Translation: we have a white mans' burden to bring our brand civilization to the savages regardless of if they happen to want it or not.
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Enlightenment wrote:
we need to accept responsibility for America's unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity, and our principles.
Translation: we have a white mans' burden to bring our brand civilization to the savages regardless of if they happen to want it or not.
Sounds to me like it's more a case where we want to build a world where people don't fly planes into are buildings. It sounds to me like they are simply trying to build good will and a world friendly to the US.

That's a highly ambiguos quote to accuse them of trying to build an American Empire.
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Translation: we have a white mans' burden to bring our brand civilization to the savages regardless of if they happen to want it or not.
Translation: leap in logic.
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Unfortunately were NOT building an empire.
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