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Cost of the War in Lives, Equipment and Money
U.S. Troops Killed in Action	79	U.S. Troops M.I.A. During the War *	31
U.S. Troops Killed non-combat	54	U.S. Troops Still M.I.A.	11
U.S. Airmen Listed as POWs	09	Allied Troops Killed In Action .	44
U.S. Planes Lost in Combat	27	Allied Planes Lost	09
U.S. Troops in Persian Gulf	540,000+	Allied Air Missions flown	106,000+
Total Cost of War	$61 billion	Cost to Allies (Estimated)	$54 billion

Iraqi Casualties (Est.-Killed / Wounded)	85,000+	Iraqi Tanks Destroyed	3,080
Iraqi POWs held by Allies	80,000	Iraqi Aircraft Destroyed	141
Iraqi Planes that fled to Iran	137	Iraqi Ships Sank	73

Oil Slick (Gallons)	60 million	Cost of Oil Slick (Estimated)	$1 billion

*After the war many are reclassified as killed or returned to service.
The Gulf War cost $61 billion of which 88%, $54 billion, was reimbursed by the Allied Coalition. The resulting cost to the American taxpayer was $7 billion. The Gulf War being the least expensive of all American wars resulted in a cost of only $26.92 per American citizen.

Allied Forces Commitment
Country	Troops	Personnel	Planes	Helicopter	Tanks .	Ships.	Misc. & *Note
U N I T E D S T A T E S	540,000+		1,800	1,700	4,000	6	Head Leadership
AFGHANISTAN	300
AUSTRALIA **	*					4	Total Unknown - See Below *
BAHRAIN		400*	36				* I Expect some to be Troops
BANGLADESH	6,000
BELGIUM			6			4
BRITAIN	43,000		70		168	13	300 Armored Vehicles
CANADA	4,500		36			2	1 Field Hospital
CZECHOSLOVAKIA		200*					*Chemical Warfare Specialists
EGYPT	40,000
FRANCE	18,000		60	120	40	8
GERMANY	212		18			*7.	*500 Sailors
HONDURAS	150
HUNGARY		1*med. unit					*Medics
ITALY			10			7
KUWAIT	11,000		*unk.			3	*A-4 Skyhawks #Unknown
NEW ZEALAND		*50	2				*Medics
NIGER	500
OMAN	25,500	63				4
POLAND						*1.	*1 Hosp. Ship
QATAR			*1Squad				*1 Squadron of Mirage F-1E Fighter Planes
ROMANIA		180*					*Chemical Warfare Specialists
SAUDI ARABIA	118,000		180		550
SOUTH KOREA		1*med. unit	5				*Medics
SYRIA	17,000				300
UNITED ARAB EMRIATES	40,000		80		200
*Australian Services: Clearance Diving Team 3.* Aboard the HMAS Success served the Australian Army-Air Defense Detachment. Australian Linguist served aboard the various ships during Desert Storm. An Australian Army Medical Team served on the USS Comfort a U.S. Navy Hospital Ship. Among the British Army 9 Australian Army personnel served during Desert Storm. Having a low profile the Royal Australian Air Force played a main support role for the Navy. Other Australian personnel served on the USS Comfort with the medical teams and other ships. The four ships provided were the HMAS SYDNEY FFG03 Guided Missile Frigate; the HMAS BRISBANE DDG 41 Guided Missle Destroyer; the HMAS SUCCESS OR 304 Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment; and the HMAS WESTRALIA Ao-195 Underway Replenishment Ship.

LEADERS - United States	Leaders - Other Allies
George Bush - President of the United States Dan Quayle - Vice President of the United States Colin Powell - Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Norman Schwarzkopf - CENTCOMM Commander Jim Baker - Secretary of State John Sununu - Chief of Staff Dick Cheney - Secretary of Defense Brent Scowcroft - National Security Advisor Bob Dole - Republican Leader of the Senate George Mitchell - Democratic Leader of the Senate Sam Nunn - Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Les Aspin - House Armed Services Committee Chairman	Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah - Emir of Kuwait King Fahad - Leader of Saudi Arabia Tony Blair - Prime Minister, Britain
	Iraqi Leaders
	Saddam Hussein - Supreme Commander-in-Chief & President since July 16, 1979, Prime Minister since May 1994 Qusay Hussein - Supervisor of regular and Special Republican Guard, head of Iraqi Special Security Organization St. Gen. Sultan Hashim Ahmad al Jabburi Tai - Army's Minister of Defense since 1995 in the Hussein regime Izzat Ibrahim - Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council Taha Yasin Ramadan - Vice President

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