Iraq War  Tags: ugl_subject_guide iraq_war gulf_war operation_iraqi_freedom ugl  

The Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War are two military actions that the United States has been involved with in the Middle East. The Persian Gulf War refers to the war in 1991 that began after Iraq invaded Kuwait on August, 2, 1990. The Iraq War refers to the war that was launched on March 20, 2003 against Iraq due to the suspicion that Iraq had failed to comply with UN Resolutions for disarmament, and they were perceived to be a terrorist threat.