Why did the US get involved in the Gulf War?

Find out more about the history of Persian Gulf War, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com. ... U.S. President George H.W. Bush immediately condemned the invasion, as did the governments of Britain and the Soviet Union. On August 3, the United ... read more

Intended by coalition leaders to be a “limited” war fought at minimum cost, it would have lingering effects for years to come, both in the Persian Gulf region and around the world. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Hussein’s forces brutally suppressed uprisings by Kurds in the north of Iraq and Shi’ites in the south. read more

Kuwait had been a close ally of the USA ever since the first Gulf War (called "Iran-Iraq war" in the USA) - back then, both sides attacked oil tankers in the Gulf even if they were from neutral States, the USA helped Kuwait by letting Kuwaiti tankers be reflagged as US ships. read more