Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991
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The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (short title) (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–1) or Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (official title), was the United States Congress's January 14, 1991, authorization of the use of U.S. military force in the Gulf War.
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Long title | Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678. |
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Enacted by | the 102nd United States Congress |
Effective | January 14, 1991 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–1 |
Statutes at Large | 105 Stat. 3 |
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President George H. W. Bush requested a Congressional joint resolution on January 8, 1991, one week before the January 15, 1991, deadline issued to Iraq specified by the November 29, 1990 United Nations United Nations Security Council Resolution 678. President Bush had deployed over 500,000 U.S. troops without Congressional authorization to Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf region in the preceding five months in response to Iraq's August 2, 1990 invasion of Kuwait.