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The cruise missiles strike on Iraq in June 1993 were ordered by U.S. President Bill Clinton as both a retaliation and a warning triggered by the attempted assassination by alleged Iraqi intelligence agents of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush while on a visit to Kuwait from 14–16 April 1993.
President George H. W. Bush himself insisted three days later, just as the Iraqi loyalist forces were putting down the last resistance in the cities: I made clear from the very beginning that it was not an objective of the coalition or the United States to overthrow Saddam Hussein.
George H. W. Bush, "first as vice president and then as President, intervened repeatedly over a period of almost a decade to obtain special assistance for Saddam Hussein—financial aid as well as access to high-tech equipment that was critical to Iraq's quest for nuclear and chemical arms."
George Herbert Walker Bush [a] (June 12, 1924 – November 30, ... [253] though his decision to withdraw without removing Saddam Hussein left mixed feelings, ...
Bush had reportedly underscored how his faith was a chief engine in deciding to overthrow Saddam Hussein in Iraq. ... Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter join President Bill ...
While Saddam continued to hold out for a meeting closer to the deadline of Resolution 678, President Bush reluctantly offered that the meeting be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 9, 1991. It was finally agreed that Tariq Aziz and James Baker would meet to discuss the occupation of Kuwait and the United Nations Resolutions.
George H. W. Bush Net Worth: $25 Million ... He also organized an international coalition to repel Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. Although he earned just $200,000 a year as president ...
During Saddam Hussein's 2003–2004 interrogation following his capture he claimed that in addition to economic disputes, an insulting exchange between the Kuwaiti emir Al Sabah and the Iraqi foreign minister – during which the emir stated his intention to turn "every Iraqi woman into a $10 prostitute" by bankrupting the country – was a ...