Report 19910118A
Date
January 18, 1991
Administration
George H.W. BushLocation
Iraq KuwaitWas 4(a)(1) Triggered? (Hostilities/Imminent Hostilities)
Yes, described in/inferred from report
Was 4(a)(2) Triggered? (Combat- Equipped Introduction)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Was 4(a)(3) Triggered? (Substantial Enlargement)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
Yes
Details: "Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada"
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Purpose/Mission
Respond to threatDetails: "[C]ompel Iraq to withdraw unconditionally from Kuwait and meet the other requirements of the U.N. Security Council and the world community"
Domestic Legal Authority
Const. (Art. II) and StatuteDetails: “Consistent with the War Powers Resolution, I now inform you that pursuant to my authority as Commander in Chief" and as "contemplated by ... H.J. Res. 77, adopted by Congress on January 12, 1991"
Claimed International Legal Basis
UN Security Council authorizationDetails: "The operations of U.S. and other coalition forces are contemplated by the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council"
Estimated Scope/Duration
Mission-bound but indeterminate
Details: "it is impossible to know at this time either the duration of active combat operations or the scope or duration of the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces necessary fully to accomplish our goals"
Type of Enemy or Mission
Nation-stateDetails: Iraq
Military Activity
OtherDetails: "combat operations"; "military actions are being conducted with great intensity
US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
