On August 2nd, 1990, Saddam Hussein launched his troops against Kuwait, triggering the first major international crisis of the post-Soviet Union era. The United States and its allies responded with Operation Desert Storm, a military action that drove Iraqi forces from Kuwait but ended with Saddam Hussien still in power. Hidden Wars examines questions around the events and aftermath of the first U.S. war against Iraq and provides a fascinating and disturbing historical context for the current U.S. involvement in the region.