- Humanitarian
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gulf War Quotes
Voices from a defining conflict.
These Gulf War quotes range from blunt critiques of humanitarian costs to firsthand reporting from journalists on the ground. For related perspectives, see our Conflict quotes page.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Responsible
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Gulf War is responsible for the huge and horrifying rise in Islamic terrorism.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born in '82 and there were these bizarre wars, explained through mass media in ways that made no sense. I remember watching the Gulf War through night vision. That was sold and propagated as a showbusiness moment for the news.
- Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
I move countries every three or four years. I was born in London, and we lived in Canada. Then we lived in Saudi Arabia until the Gulf War broke out, when we were forced to leave. Then we hop-scotched for a while from Holland back to Canada back to Saudi Arabia. Then there was D-day, so we had to get out again.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
In fact, my mom would have gone to the Persian Gulf War had she not been pregnant with me.
- Demonstrate
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- Nov 07, 2020