| President Bush
waited two days after the UN deadline for Iraqi withdrawal
from Kuwait before ordering the Coalition to begin action
against Iraqi forces. The Winds of Desert Storm began howling
across Iraq at 0230 hours Baghdad time. This is how President
Bush announced the start of Desert Storm to the World |
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| The United States
suffered 148 killed in action, 458 wounded, 121 killed in
non-hostile actions and 11 female combat deaths. In
June 1991 |
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| the U.S.
estimated that more than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers died, 300,000
were wounded, 150,000 deserted, and 60,000 were taken
prisoner. Many human rights groups claimed a much higher
numbers of Iraqi killed in action
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