The Persian Gulf War was fought from 1990 until 1991. This war is complex to understand because of the sequence of events that were included in the war3102. Iraq attacked Kuwait and United States removed the Iraqis from Kuwait. Like every other war, the Persian Gulf War had the same repercussions like loss of life and wealth, common facilities, degradation of life and socio economic circumstances.
Arab countries are the main source of oil to the entire world. Even today this has not much changed. Iraq, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are the major oil exporters. Iraq was already under a huge economic debt because of the Iran-Iraq war. This was one of the reasons why Iraq invaded Kuwait. This war for invasion lasted eight years, from 1980 to 1988. Iraq had the intention of selling oil from Kuwait after invasion to pay of the debts. At that time Kuwait was overproducing oil. Iraq was not selling as much. Iraq gave a reason that because it had to hold its economic round, it invaded Kuwait.
In 1991, the United States along with other countries of UAE believed that Iraq would target UAE next. In case that happened then the oil supply to the world will freeze and Iraq will have a monopoly in the oil business. The United States also believed that Iraq held chemical weapons. To prevent a situation where Iraq dominated the region, the United States eliminated the Iraqi forces from Kuwait. The operation was called Desert Storm.
The effects of Persian Gulf War caused several pains to people. They went through physical and emotional distress for a number of years.3200 The war veterans who participated in this war show several signs of distress. It is also called the "Gulf War Illness". They suffered from depression, fatigue, and joint pains. Nearly 2, 63,000 soldiers suffered from the same kind of illness.
The war had an effect on common people too in Kuwait. Thousands of people died and hundreds of women were raped. Several were injured and lost their limbs. This also included children.
During the Gulf War there was severe damage to the environment too. Eleven Million barrels of oil was released into the Arabian Gulf Sea. Nearly 80 ships that were carrying oil were sunk. There was tremendous damage to the marine life. Due to the constant bombing the atmosphere was polluted and the air was practically un-breathable. However, it was the people of Iraq who3203 faced the maximum ill-effects of the war. Poverty became widespread and there was lack of healthcare. Due to embargoes imposed by the UN, costs of common commodities spiraled.
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