12 January 1991 A.D. Congress Authorizes Bush 1 to Wage War in Persian Gulf (4 Days Later, the All-Out Air and Ship-Launched Missile Campaign Began…and It Was Relentless…24/7…Was There and the Subs Were Launching As Well)

12 January 1991 A.D.  Congress Authorizes Bush 1 to Wage War in Persian Gulf (4 Days Later, the All-Out Air and Ship-Launched Missile Campaign Began…and It Was Relentless…24/7…Was There and the Subs Were Launching As Well)

Actually, may have been 17 Jan, but will need to check.  We had a sub on the port-side.  A Tomahawk was launched by the sub about 0100 AM.  Location: Red Sea. We then transitted the IO, Hormz into the Gulf without missing a beat. 24.7.

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1991 – After a two day debate, a deeply divided Congress gave President Bush the authority to wage war in the Persian Gulf. The Senate voted 52-to-47 to empower Bush to use armed forces to expel Iraq from Kuwait; the House followed suit on a vote of 250-to-183. The 5th MEB embarked and arrived in the North Arabian Sea in support of Desert Shield.