. ▁ ▁By ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ▁was ▁receiving ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁intelligence , ▁materials , ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁cover t ▁assistance . ▁Both ▁the ▁C IA ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Green ▁Ber ets ▁were ▁involved . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁government , ▁however , ▁would ▁neither ▁confirm ▁nor ▁den y ▁its ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁resistance ▁on ▁record . ▁On ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁the ▁resistance , ▁President ▁Bush ▁stated , ▁"... ▁in ▁a ▁broad ▁way ▁I ▁support ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁under ground . ▁I ▁support ▁anybody ▁that ▁can ▁add ▁a ▁hand ▁in ▁rest oring ▁legit im acy ▁there ▁to ▁K uw ait ▁and ▁to ▁getting ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁out ▁of ▁K uw ait ." ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Storm , ▁which ▁included ▁U . S . ▁forces , ▁also ▁a ided ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁base ▁in ▁Ta if , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁ ▁The ▁K uw ait i ▁government ▁went ▁into ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Ta if ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ▁from ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁ex iled ▁K uw ait i ▁government ▁explicitly ▁supported ▁the ▁resistance ▁and ▁commented ▁on ▁its ▁strateg ies . ▁Although ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁cur ta iled ▁almost ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁communication ▁within ▁and ▁outside ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ▁managed ▁to ▁sm ug gle ▁satellite ▁ph ones ▁across ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ian ▁border ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁line ▁of