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Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush briefly opines about who Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was as a person.
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Lieutenant Colonel Rush (U.S. Air Force, retired) discusses flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The Warthog's primary purpose is a "tank killer".
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Meet Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush, U.S. Air Force, retired. Rush introduces himself, and briefly discusses his career and job duties in the military.
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Saddam Hussein’s elite Republican Guard forces were on the run from American and British Army armored divisions. After the allied victory at the Battle of Medina Ridge, Saddam was afraid that the...
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The United States and the United Nations responded quickly to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. With multiple United Nations sanctions, and chances to leave, Saddam refused to withdraw his military...
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Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein earned notoriety for his brutal suppression of political dissidents, oppression of Kurds living in northern Iraq, and his desire for nuclear weapons. World criticism did...
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Saddam Hussein instigated the Persian Gulf War with his invasion of Iraq’s next door neighbor Kuwait on August 2, 1990. The introductory segment of this edition of History In A Nutshell sets the stage...
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Collins, Shannon. “Desert Storm: A Look Back”. Defense.gov. Published Jan. 11, 2019. https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/story/Article/1728715/desert-storm-a-look-back/#:~:text=Desert%20Storm...
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Allied Coalition: A group of over 35 nations which took part in the liberation of Kuwait after invasion by Iraqi military forces under Saddam Hussein. Colin Powell: Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs...
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Allied Coalition Logo Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War President George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the U.S. Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah - Emir of Kuwait King...