Timeline (Clinton’s 9/11)

1990


 * Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq, began accusing Kuwait of moving against Iraq by producing large amounts of oil. Hussein would eventually accuse Kuwait of stealing oil from Iraq.
 * Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait, starting the Gulf War. Coalition forces led by the United States are deployed in the defense of Saudi Arabia.
 * After unsuccessfully demanding Iraq back down, the United Nations declared a trade embargo on Iraq. It was called Resolution 661.
 * The United States decided to lead an initiative against Iraq. It was named Operation Desert Shield, and the troops began landing in Saudi Arabia.
 * The USA's presence didn't intimidate Saddam Hussein, and he continued his annexation of Kuwait. The United Kingdom and France joined America in sending troops to fight against Iraq.
 * The United Nations determined that Iraq could not be allowed to continue its control of Kuwait. It passed Resolution 678, which demanded Iraq withdraw, or they would face military action.

1991


 * Operation Dessert Storm, the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupying forces, commences.
 * In order to retaliate against America, Iraq launched missiles on America's ally, Israel. The United States responded with missiles of their own.
 * Saddam Hussein ordered the destruction of Kuwaiti oil wells. He blew up several oil wells, then pumped millions of gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf.
 * Saddam Hussein at last ordered the Iraqi withdraw of troops from Kuwait. A coalition aircraft bombed the retreating troops, and the area is now called the Highway of Death.
 * U.S. President George H.W. Bush declared a ceasefire, ending the war. Kuwait had been liberated from Iraq.
 * The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics dissolves as the Russian Federation declares independence. Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Kalmykia, Dagestan, Chechnya, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, and Turkmenistan also become independent.

1992


 * SFRY disintegrated in the Yugoslav Wars which followed the secession of most of the country's constituent entities.
 * The Taliban rises in Afghanistan's civil war, quickly gaining popularity with the Afghan youth and veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War.
 * Taliban-controlled MiG-21s intercept an Airstan Ilyushin Il-76TD transport aircraft, with seven Russian nationals on board, forcing it to land at Taliban-occupied Kandahar International Airport. The men are held for a year.
 * The Taliban captures Kabul from Massoud's forces, establishing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Massoud retreats the north, where he forms an alliance with various ethnic leaders dubbed as the Northern Alliance.
 * Al-Qaeda secures a ex-Soviet nuclear warhead during intense clashes with the remnant Soviet troops, and the Military of Uzbekistan outside the Uzbek town of Kara-Shuluk.
 * Al-Qaeda and the Taliban gives Iraq nukes. Iran, Syria, Libya, Yugoslavia, and North Korea began possession of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
 * In November, U.S. President George H.W. Bush (R) along with Independent Businessman Ross Perot loses reelection to Arkansas Democrat U.S. Governor Bill Clinton.

1993