The United Nations lifted Saddam-era sanctions against Iraq in December , a largely symbolic step toward Iraq regaining full sovereignty and its status in the international community . George H.W . Bush gathers war cabinet at The United Nations . U.S. invaded Kuwait in January 1991 , and the U.S. led a counteroffensive in January 1991 . Kuwait continues to pay reparations to its neighbor . More than 1,000 people who disappeared have never been found .
George H.W . Bush gathers war cabinet at The United Nations . U.S. invaded Kuwait in January 1991 , and the U.S. led a counteroffensive in January 1991 . Kuwait continues to pay reparations to its neighbor . More than 1,000 people who disappeared have never been found .