 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kubvira paHondo yeGulf, U.S. yakaramba iine mauto e5,000 muSaudi Arabia - nhamba yakasimuka kusvika ku10,000 munguva yehondo ye2003 muIraq. Operation Southern Watch yakamanikidzira nzvimbo dzisina kubhururuka pamusoro peIraq yokumaodzanyemba dzakagadzwa pashure pa1991, uye kutengeswa kwemafuta kwenyika kupfurikidza nenzira dzokutakura dzePersian Gulf kunodzivirirwa neU.S. Fifth Fleet, yakavakirwa muBahrain. 