The Gulf War I ended with the Coalition forces gaining victory after the Operation Desert Storm of the heavy air strikes and ground offensives on the Iraqi forces. The Coalition forces made up of the United States and its allies successfully liberated the Kuwait citizens and had the Iraqi forces withdrawn from Kuwait.
The outcomes of this war however, had far more negative consequences than the positives for both sides. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost during the war and huge efforts were needed in the rebuilding process of both Kuwait and Iraq.
For Kuwait, the most destructive and long lasting effect of the Gulf war was the Iraqis’ destruction to its oil wells. The income from the sale of its oil was the major component of its economy and this loss of oil had led to a significant impact on this nation’s financial conditions. Not only this, the pollution created by the destruction had made the most trouble to Kuwait. The environment was greatly harmed, the water and shoreline were polluted and fish and other wildlife were killed.
For Iraq, the bombs that destroyed the buildings, roads and electricity and telecommunication systems brought not only the challenging rebuilding process, but also the life threatening situations. The lack of clean water, unsanitary conditions of disposing garbage and sewage on streets, led to the outbreaks of many serious diseases including cholera and typhoid. The uranium-based weapons used by the Coalition forces have also affected many lives due to the exposure to the radiation released from the weapons.
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The outcomes of this war however, had far more negative consequences than the positives for both sides. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost during the war and huge efforts were needed in the rebuilding process of both Kuwait and Iraq.
For Kuwait, the most destructive and long lasting effect of the Gulf war was the Iraqis’ destruction to its oil wells. The income from the sale of its oil was the major component of its economy and this loss of oil had led to a significant impact on this nation’s financial conditions. Not only this, the pollution created by the destruction had made the most trouble to Kuwait. The environment was greatly harmed, the water and shoreline were polluted and fish and other wildlife were killed.
For Iraq, the bombs that destroyed the buildings, roads and electricity and telecommunication systems brought not only the challenging rebuilding process, but also the life threatening situations. The lack of clean water, unsanitary conditions of disposing garbage and sewage on streets, led to the outbreaks of many serious diseases including cholera and typhoid. The uranium-based weapons used by the Coalition forces have also affected many lives due to the exposure to the radiation released from the weapons.
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