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Gulf War

noun

  1. a conflict (Jan.–Feb. 1991) between Iraq and the United States and its allies to expel Iraq from Kuwait.



Gulf War

noun

  1. the war (1991) between US-led UN forces and Iraq, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

  2. See Iran-Iraq War

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Following the Gulf War of 1990-91, when Iraqi missiles hit Tel Aviv and Haifa, the Israeli government mandated that all new residential buildings must contain a reinforced safe room, or Mamad, as they are known.

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He was already a media star in the U.S., familiar to CNN viewers as an Israeli government spokesman during and after the first Gulf War.

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Marine Corps and was part of Operation Desert Storm in the first Gulf War, stepped outside to return to work.

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Just compare Hegseth to Trump’s first Defense secretary, James N. Mattis, a four-star Marine general, commander in the Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq and, out of combat, a top Pentagon official.

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At ground level, the scent of fire brings back memories of fire pits I’d seen at “Cement City” during the Gulf War.

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