![Bob Dole standing with American soldiers in front of an airplane](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/16_9_placeholder_/public/images/2021/ph_049_025_002_m.jpg?h=193fa5cb&itok=il_GARtj)
The Gulf War
Summary
From August 1990 through February 1991, the United States led a United Nations authorized coalition force of 34 nations in Operation Desert Storm against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
Archival Materials
Senators Bob Dole, George Mitchell, and Others Stand Behind President George H.W. Bush During a Speech in Saudi Arabia while Soldiers Listen
![a group of men stand with the desert behind them. One man is speaking at a microphone. A crowd of soldiers in uniform are facing them.](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Gulf%20War/ph_049_025_004.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=jD6xpMfh)
File Name: ph_049_025_004
Material Type: Photograph
Date: 1990-11-22
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 49, Folder 25, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Senator Bob Dole greets U.S. Soldiers Stationed in Persian Gulf in a pre-Thanksgiving visit by President Bush and Other Dignitaries during Operation Desert Storm
![several soldiers in uniform stand watching while one reaches his hand out to Bob Dole's outstretched hand](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Gulf%20War/ph_049_025_003.jpg?h=aed89ed1&itok=ytsoPNli)
File Name: ph_049_025_003
Material Type: Photograph
Date: 1990-11-22
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 49, Folder 25, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Bob Dole talking with soldiers in Saudi Arabia
![Bob Dole standing with a group of soldiers. There is an airplane in the background](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Gulf%20War/ph_049_025_002.jpg?h=97fa526c&itok=CyR5qZBN)
File Name: ph_049_025_002
Material Type: Photograph
Date: 1990-11-22
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 49, Folder 25, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Senator Bob Dole, Senator George Mitchell, and Others Stand Behind President George H.W. Bush During a Speech in Saudi Arabia
![several men stand behind one man who is behind a podium](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/7_5_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Gulf%20War/ph_065_011_001.jpg?h=97fa526c&itok=bAHnA_G6)
File Name: ph_065_011_001
Material Type: Photograph
Date: 1990-11-22
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 65, Folder 11, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Public Addresses by President Bush and Senator Bob Dole’s Press Release in Response
![A typed letter](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Gulf%20War/lead_584_010_001.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=YUR3PxI2)
File Name: lead_584_010_001
Material Type: Text
Date: 1991-01-08
Citation: Robert J. Dole Republican Leadership Collection, 1985-1996, Box 584, Folder 10, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Iraq Views & News Newsletter
![A newsletter cover which features a smiling picture of Saddam Hussein along with a quote](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Gulf%20War/s-leg_093_013_001.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=sRHc7PSD)
File Name: s-leg_093_013_001
Material Type: Text
Date: 1984-07-17
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 93, Folder 13, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Interview with Saddam Hussein by U.S. Congressman Stephen Solarz
![A typed summary of an interview](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Gulf%20War/s-leg_093_013_002.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=Xefo_PEJ)
File Name: s-leg_093_013_002
Material Type: Text
Date: Undated
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 93, Folder 13, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Special Report: The U.S. Army in Operation Desert Storm
![text, cover of a special report booklet](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Gulf%20War/s-leg_501_001_001.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=ncqGxDzg)
File Name: s-leg_501_001_001
Material Type: Text
Date: 1991-06
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 501, Folder 1, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee Legislative Notice Regarding H.R. 1282, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Supplemental Appropriations Act, FY 1991
![text, legislative notice](/sites/doleinstitute/files/styles/5_7_placeholder_/public/images/topics/Gulf%20War/s-leg_500_006_001.jpg?h=73426a60&itok=z9B2Rb7k)
File Name: s-leg_500_006_001
Material Type: Text
Date: 1991-03-18
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers- Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 500, Folder 6, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Bibliography
Crawford, Steve. The First Gulf War, 1990-1991. Redding, Conn.: Brown Bear Books, 2008.
Finlan, Alastair. The Gulf War of 1991. New York: Rosen Pub., 2009.
Mueller, John E. Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.