Sentences with phrase «gulf war begins»

The first image shows Kuwait on 6 January 1991, two weeks before the Gulf War began.

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GC: The Mexican government had already declared war on drugs and organized crime by the time the war between the Gulf Cartel and Zetas began, and the cartel war attracted the Mexican government.

Obama's reign began with him having to deal with one costly disaster after another, SARS, the Gulf Oil Spill, Mortgage collapse, banks and huge car companies nearly going bankrupt and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Antagonism against the USA is further perpetrated by the leadership of the USA in Gulf War, military involvement in Somalia [both Muslim nations], and, as mentioned above, the continued economic blockade against Iraq and support and supply of weapons to the Israeli army (which has been used predominantly against the «intifada» [uprising] of the Palestinian youth beginning in 1987).

He began an active duty career in 1986 that including deployments to Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War, Kosovo, three tours in Iraq and a peacekeeping mission to Haiti after an earthquake in January 2010.

The film begins with an old - timer cowboy (Sam Elliott) who narrates the film, establishing the setting (LA during the gulf war) before leading us to the hero, Jeff Lebowski (Bridges), better known as «the Dude.»

Ramsay retreated to Santorini, Greece and began writing, and within less than a year's time, adapted Jonathan Ames» novella You Were Never Really Here about a PTSD Gulf War vet / former FBI agent - turned - addled assassin who gets hired to bust a senator's daughter out of a sex - trafficking ring.

That included the first Gulf War in 1990, which began when Iraq invaded Kuwait and the U.S. sent troops to drive the Iraqis out of Kuwait.

After the first Gulf War started, I concluded that visual art wasn't the place for political change and began to learn about abstract geometric painting in earnest.

This will be the most comprehensive presentation of a major multi - canvas painting installation on the theme of militarism and aggression, conceived and begun by the artist in the immediate aftermath of the First Gulf War in the winter of 1991 and completed in 1994.

NOTE: a Campaign Medal holder or Gulf War veteran who originally enlisted after September 7, 1980 (or began Active Duty on or after October 14, 1982) and has not previously completed 24 months of continuous Active Duty must have served continuously for 24 months or the full period called or ordered to Active Duty.

During the Persian Gulf War, nearly 240,000 reservists and members of the Guard were called up, and President Clinton has begun to activate 33,000 troops to support our efforts in the Balkans.