Desert Storm: Americans React

The United States ordered Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait on January 1991 and when he didn't the Persian Gulf War began. The U.S led a massive air offensive that would be remembered as Operation Desert Storm. The U.S people felt a sense of pride watching their soldiers fight. The U.S's  weapons were advanced and impressive and the technology was put on display to impress the world and Americans. The Americans could see where their funding had gone and how advanced the military was.

Desert Storm was a show used to get the military's message to the American people and show them what they wanted them to see. The show presented targets being hit, but dehumanized the humanity of the targets. The Persian Gulf War showed the American people how strong their military could be and how easily war could be won, which had both positive and negative effects. The war fed the ego of the American people and they felt a sense of pride and power in their advancement in war since they won it in around a 100 hours.