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Today in American Military History - 1991 Operation Desert Storm
On 27 February, Saddam ordered a retreat from Kuwait, and President Bush declared it liberated. However, an Iraqi unit at Kuwait International Airport appeared not to have received the message and fiercely resisted. US Marines had to fight for hours before securing the airport, after which Kuwait was declared secure. After four days of fighting, Iraqi forces were expelled from Kuwait. As part of a scorched earth policy, they set fire to nearly 700 oil wells and placed land mines around the wells to make extinguishing the fires more difficult.
On 27 February, Saddam ordered a retreat from Kuwait, and President Bush declared it liberated. However, an Iraqi unit at Kuwait International Airport appeared not to have received the message and fiercely resisted. US Marines had to fight for hours before securing the airport, after which Kuwait was declared secure. After four days of fighting, Iraqi forces were expelled from Kuwait. As part of a scorched earth policy, they set fire to nearly 700 oil wells and placed land mines around the wells to make extinguishing the fires more difficult.
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When the US military stages for a war, I highly recommend the enemy to surrender, or retreat as fast as your little feet can go.
I would like to thank the US Air Force for blasting the living dog crap out of the enemy. It made General S.'s hail Mary a success.
A-10's, it wasn't your fault no one informed you everyone was moving faster than expected.
May our families of the fallen rest in peace.
I would like to thank the US Air Force for blasting the living dog crap out of the enemy. It made General S.'s hail Mary a success.
A-10's, it wasn't your fault no one informed you everyone was moving faster than expected.
May our families of the fallen rest in peace.
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