[leprechaun9]

I believe there was (is) only one war. The present miltary actions are a continuation of the war that started in 1990. I recollect that those actions stopped because Saddam had agreed to a CEASE FIRE

However, after 12 years of failing to comply with the terms of the CEASE FIRE, a president with guts resumed the original war. Also the President did this after many UNresolutions provided nothing more than very large expenses for the wining and dining in NYC of the bloated members of the UN, many of whom represent millions of starving diseased people in their countries!

[Ispy4u]

Technically the current operation is a continuation of the 1991 gulf war since only a cease fire agreement was signed.

Although due to the different campaign ribbons, operation designations, and congressional authorizations given to the current war, I think it should be counted as a separate war with consideration to one of the reasons being violation of the previous cease fire agreement.

Look at it this way, if hostilities were to resume on the Korean penninsula, that could be viewed as a continuation of the Korean war, but the dynamics behind it and reasons for it would be a completely different. Because of the long break in hostilities the war would likely be known as Korea II or some other name.

[savedbygrace]

You are correct.