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Henry H. Shelton, President Bill
Clinton declared "victory" in Operation Desert Fox. In total, the 70-hour campaign saw U.S. forces strike 85 percent of their targets, 75 percent of which were considered "highly effective" strikes. More than 600 sorties were flown by more than 300 combat and support aircraft, and 600 air-dropped munitions were employed, including 90 air-launched cruise missiles and 325 Tomahawk land attack missiles (TLAM). Operation Desert Fox inflicted serious damage to Iraq's missile development program, although its effects on any WMD program were not clear. Nevertheless, Operation Desert Fox was the largest strike against Iraq since the early 1990s Persian Gulf War, until the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. In October 2021, General Zinni gave an upbeat bomb damage assessment of the operation.
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in the Indian Ocean and launched a barrage of conventional air-launched cruise missiles (CALCMs). The other bomber wing was the 28th AEG out of
Thumrait AB. The missiles successfully struck multiple Iraqi targets, including six of President Saddam Hussein's palaces, several Republican Guard barracks,
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British aircraft had struck 97 targets, and Secretary of Defense William Cohen claimed the operation was a success. Supported by Secretary Cohen, as well as United States Central Command commander General Anthony C. Zinni and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General
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97 sites were targeted in the operation with 415 cruise missiles and 600 bombs, including 11 weapons production or storage facilities, 18 security facilities for weapons, 9 military installations, 20 government CCC facilities, 32 surface-to-air missile batteries, 6 airfields, and 1 oil refinery.
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Clinton administration, including Republican members of Congress, expressed concern over the timing of Operation Desert Fox. The four-day bombing campaign occurred at the same time the U.S. House of Representatives was conducting the
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barrages launched by naval vessels began being used in addition to bombs dropped by planes. By the night of the fourth day of the operation most of the specified targets had been damaged or destroyed and the operation was deemed a success.
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Ministries of Defense and Military Industry. The following evening, two more B-52 crews launched 16 more CALCMs. Over a two-night period, aircrews from the 2nd and 5th Bomb Wings launched a total of 90 CALCMs. The
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as it involved a direct attack on Iraq. The aim of the bombing was to disable military and security targets which may have enabled Iraq to produce, store, maintain, and deliver
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inspectors that were searching for potential weapons of mass destruction. The inspectors had been sent to Iraq in 1997 and were repeatedly refused access to certain sites.
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were active in producing weapons of mass destruction. The testimony given by Jones is supported by the former Deputy Chief of
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that the operation was focused on destabilizing the Iraqi government, and that claims of WMDs were being used as an excuse.
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aircraft. The British contribution totaled 15 percent of the sorties flown during Desert Fox.
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In reaction to the attack, three of the five permanent members of the
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discussing the results of an air strike conducted on 17 December
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all targets were destroyed or suffered varying levels of damage
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into Iraq to fly night missions in support of the operation.
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Operation Desert FoxE: Effectiveness With Unintended Effects
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Iraq begins shooting at British and American planes in the
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Aerial operations and battles involving the United Kingdom
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Aerial operations and battles involving the United States
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had been working under a regional security framework of
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1193:"Iraq Inspections, Embargo in Danger at U.N. Council"
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2192:Airstrikes during the Iraqi no-fly zones conflict
1160:Iraq: Issues, Historical Background, Bibliography
702:following Operation Desert Fox, 21 December 1998.
625:On the second night of Operation Desert Fox, 12
2050:1996 United States campaign finance controversy
1986:National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
877:Air Warfare: an International Encyclopedia: A-L
364:Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017âpresent)
196:Much of Iraqi military infrastructure destroyed
2217:Attacks on military installations in the 1990s
2212:United States Marine Corps in the 20th century
1718:Joint session of Congress (health care reform)
1637:Commerce Department trade mission controversy
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610:. The U.S. Air Force sent several sorties of
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2057:Lincoln Bedroom for contributors controversy
1158:Carrington, Anca; Jeffries, Leon M. (2003).
783:Distraction from Clinton impeachment scandal
68:during Operation Desert Fox in December 1998
1257:. Government Publishing Office. p. 1.
1938:Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
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2157:Airstrikes conducted by the United States
1364:"In Iraq, done in by the Lewinsky affair"
1004:"Operation Desert Thunder / Desert Viper"
2147:20th-century Royal Air Force deployments
1448:) is being considered for deletion. See
1063:"Military Women in Operation Desert Fox"
804:Criticism of the extent of the operation
790:impeachment hearing of President Clinton
1924:National Voter Registration Act of 1993
1407:Iraq attacked in 'Operation Desert Fox'
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452:Authorization for Use of Military Force
385:) was a major bombing campaign against
1917:Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Regulation
1221:from the original on 11 November 2012.
714:claimed in his January 1999 column in
397:resolutions and its interference with
297:Iraq no-fly zones conflict (1991â2003)
2152:Aerial bombing operations and battles
1413:Strike on Iraq â Operation Desert Fox
1362:Duelfer, Charles (24 February 2012).
1203:from the original on 12 October 2008.
7:
2202:Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
2177:Clinton administration controversies
1343:from the original on 16 January 2023
1264:from the original on 5 January 2020.
1191:Gellman, Barton (22 December 1998).
1014:from the original on 2 November 2012
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290:Iraqi Kurdish/Shi'a uprisings (1991)
1822:North American Free Trade Agreement
1147:from the original on 22 March 2022.
1093:United States Department of Defense
853:1996 cruise missile strikes on Iraq
848:1993 cruise missile strikes on Iraq
2105:â George H. W. Bush administration
1111:"Factsheets: Operation Desert Fox"
1095:. 21 December 1998. Archived from
1042:NewsHour Online Web site (for the
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1452:to help reach a consensus. âş
1239:from the original on 9 July 2006.
1033:Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
727:personnel with whom Arkin spoke,
686:Accusations of an ulterior motive
671:United Nations Special Commission
469:to continue weapons inspections.
1389:Overview of Operation Desert Fox
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1162:. Nova Publishers. p. 16.
1069:from the original on 7 May 2013
843:January 1993 airstrikes on Iraq
429:ongoing impeachment proceedings
395:United Nations Security Council
302:Iraq air strikes (January 1993)
2000:Telecommunications Act of 1996
1945:White House Millennium Council
1856:Cruise missile strikes on Iraq
1297:Hitchens, Christopher (1999).
1235:. BBC Panorama. 11 July 2004.
955:CURTIS, MARK (17 April 2023).
808:Other critics, such as former
596:31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
1:
2207:IraqâUnited Kingdom relations
982:"Iraq Liberation Act of 1998"
329:Iraqi conflict (2003âpresent)
2187:December 1998 events in Iraq
1433:, Osprey Publishing Limited.
931:"Tuesday, February 17, 1998"
629:took off from the island of
594:. Ground units included the
354:Iraqi insurgency (2011â2013)
349:Iraqi insurgency (2008â2011)
339:Iraqi insurgency (2003â2006)
1972:Balanced Budget Act of 1997
1233:"A failure of intelligence"
909:"Monday, February 16, 1998"
410:weapons of mass destruction
344:Iraqi civil war (2006â2008)
312:Iraq missile strikes (1996)
307:Iraq missile strikes (1993)
2233:
2007:Communications Decency Act
1836:IsraelâJordan peace treaty
1683:Presidential proclamations
1486:Presidency of Bill Clinton
1445:Presidency of Bill Clinton
751:Defence Intelligence Staff
600:Special Operations Capable
473:Degrading WMD capabilities
322:1999 Shia uprising in Iraq
191:Coalition military success
170:United States Armed Forces
2197:Building bombings in Iraq
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2023:Transportation Equity Act
1710:Joint session of Congress
879:. ABC-CLIO. p. 174.
875:Boyne, Walter J. (2002).
604:2nd Battalion 4th Marines
285:Invasion of Kuwait (1990)
275:IranâIraq War (1980â1988)
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193:Politically inconclusive
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1878:Operation Infinite Reach
1450:templates for discussion
1045:NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
794:Operation Infinite Reach
571:U.S. Navy aircraft from
485:is loaded with bombs at
1038:15 January 2014 at the
810:U.S. Secretary of State
620:Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base
588:United States Air Force
406:Iraq disarmament crisis
359:War in Iraq (2013â2017)
42:prelude to the Iraq War
2182:1998 building bombings
1979:GrammâLeachâBliley Act
1931:One America Initiative
1850:2000 Camp David Summit
1048:television program on
961:Declassified Media Ltd
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573:Carrier Air Wing Three
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450:Although there was no
18:Bombing of Iraq (1998)
1885:Bombing of Yugoslavia
1813:by Madeleine Albright
1806:by Warren Christopher
1646:Judicial appointments
1300:No One Left to Lie To
1217:. BBC. 11 July 2004.
1065:. Userpages.aug.com.
725:Department of Defense
710:intelligence analyst
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608:ground combat element
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454:, Clinton signed the
1892:1998 bombing of Iraq
1429:Tony Holmes (2005),
1424:Operation Desert Fox
1395:Operation Desert Fox
827:Peter de la Billiere
759:Operation Desert Fox
698:briefs reporters at
489:on 17 December 1998.
422:United Arab Emirates
383:Operation Desert Fox
379:1998 bombing of Iraq
334:Iraq War (2003â2011)
280:Gulf War (1990â1991)
35:Operation Desert Fox
1799:International trips
1374:on 8 November 2013.
1368:The Washington Post
1197:The Washington Post
1143:. 18 October 2021.
1117:on 17 February 2013
986:Library of Congress
741:Ministry of Defence
717:The Washington Post
667:UN Security Council
513:Military operations
456:Iraq Liberation Act
317:Iraq bombing (1998)
225:United States claim
161:16â19 December 1998
1339:. 23 August 1998.
1250:Duelfer, Charles.
1008:GlobalSecurity.org
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551:. You can help by
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1747:1997 SOTU Address
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1726:1994 SOTU Address
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