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A clear clarion signal to saddam hussein. we are deadly serious about seeing you get out of kuwait. >> reporter: it was a signal backed up by half a million u.s. troops. the largest u.s. military operation since the vietnam war. the 1991 gulf war was a sweeping victory that then and later george h.w. bush saw as a moral imperative. >> you have to do it sometimes. good versus evil. when we're fighting saddam hussein i thought it was that clear. >> reporter: in the summer of 1990, the iraqi leader desperate for money after a disastrous eight-year war with iran invaded his much smaller and oil ri...

Now, that meant he was going to work diplomatically and bring out a huge coalition of political leaders together to force saddam hussein to leave, but it was also clear in my mind if that didn't work we'll go to war. and that's what we were prepared to do. >> reporter: president bush assembled 39 countries, 28 of them supplying troops. >> they had the kind of relationship and reputation with everybody that they all trusted him. they all wanted to be on board. and then guess what? he got other people to pay for it. that's the way to fight a war. >> reporter: the united nations set january 15, 1...

Kuwait. in just three days. >> we stood our ground. because the world would not look the other way, ambassador, tonight kuwait is free. >> reporter: it started after "time" magazine declared george bush the men of the year. the two george bushs still sums up his presidency. the uplifting world leader on the international stage. and the one in washington, d.c., weighed down by a sputtering economy and d.c.'s endless political wars. president bush tried to be bipartisan from day one. >> i'm putting out my hand to you, mr. speaker. i'm putting out my hand to you, mr. majority leader. >> reporter:...

"cnn special report: remembering 41" tonight, 8:00 eastern. ingenious space- neat nest™ by fasaving design. all designed to stack and protect the lids, and the pan surface. farberware neat nest™. stacked & intact™ we're looking back at the life and presidency of george h.w. bush who passed away last night at his home in texas. he was 94 years old. one of the most defining moments of his time in office happened when iraq invaded the tiny oil-rich nation of kuwait. president bush led a coalition through what's now called the first gulf war. and the impact is being felt today. here is cnn...

World. tributes, condolences, fond personal memories and prayers for the family of the 41st president of the united states. this wreath now gracing the entrance to the houston home of president george h.w. bush who passed away there last night. plans have been set for his funeral and veernts -- events to honor his life. he was 94 years old. his service to this nation was vast. it began when he was a teenager volunteering for the navy, becoming a fighter pilot. afterward, a congressman and an ambassador, head of the cia, vice president and then the white house. i want to show you what's happeni...