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Re:Madeleine Albright has died by guelo on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @05:16PM (#30783499)
The first invasion of Iraq was in 1991
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Re:Madeleine Albright has died by reducesuffering on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @06:29PM (#30784373)
Some context here. This was because Saddam and Iraq launched scud missiles at and invaded Kuwait. US coalition forces freed Kuwait from Iraq's invasion, then pushed into the border of Iraqi territory to destroy the scud missile launchers and then promptly secured a ceasefire and left, leaving Saddam's regime.
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Re:Madeleine Albright has died by IfOnlyYouKnew on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @05:17PM (#30783520)
Yes, and it took what? 6 months? And guess who was not Secretary of State at the time?
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