Desert Storm: The War Begins

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Desert Storm: The War Begins

1991

1h 15m

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War

Overview

An historic presentation by CNN documenting the lead up to and the beginning of the war in Iraq.

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13 members

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Bernard Shaw

Self

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George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

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Barbara Bush

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Dick Chaney

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Saddam Hussein

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Михаил Горбачёв

Self (archive footage)

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Adolf Hitler

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Bob Dole

Self (archive footage)

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Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

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James Baker III

Self (archive footage)

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George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

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Willy Brandt

Self (archive footage)

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Wolf Blitzer

Self (archive footage)

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