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Source Card: World Book Encyclopedia
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Einhorn, Robin L., and Bruce, J. Schulman. "United States, History of the." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2011. |
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United States foreign policy after the Cold War made increasing use of coalitions of nations and of cooperation with the United Nations. |
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One of the largest efforts of this type was the Persian Gulf War of 1991. In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, an oil-rich Arab country between the Arab countries of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. |
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President George H. W. Bush ordered tens of thousands of U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia, largely to help defend that country against a possible Iraqi attack. |
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Saudi Arabia was a U.S. ally and a major source of oil for the United States and other industrialized nations. |
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Bush put together a coalition of nations to oppose Iraq, including Arab and Western European states. The UN authorized the United States and other UN members to "use all necessary means" to expel Iraq from Kuwait if Iraq did not withdraw. Iraq refused to withdraw. |
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