1990
• Aug. 2 — Iraq invades Kuwait.
• Aug. 5 — President George Bush declares invasion “will not stand.”
• Aug. 6 — King Fahd of Saudi Arabia meets with Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, requests U.S. military assistance.
• Aug. 8 — Initial U.S. Air Force fighter planes arrive in Saudi Arabia.
• Aug. 10 —Proposed air campaign outlined.