CNN (Cable News Network) played a tremendous role in the Persian Gulf War.
             The Persian Gulf War began on August 2, 1990, when Iraqi forces invaded and occupied Kuwait,
             which Iraq long claimed. The war progressed into an armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition
             of 32 nations including the United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia. Iraqi
             president Saddam Hussein declared that the invasion was a response to overproduction of oil in
             Kuwait, which had cost Iraq over $14 million when oil prices fell. Saddam Hussein also accused
             Kuwait of illegally pumping oil from Iraq's Rumaila oil field.
             CNN was there from the start covering the story. Some of the most powerful leaders in
             the world depended on the up to date information CNN had displayed for the world. Among
             some of the leaders watching were the president of the United States, George Bush, and Saddam
             Hussein. Bush reportedly said, "People tell me that he [Saddam Hussien] stays 'glued' to CNN."
             CNN was always live and played raw and uncut footage which was rare for most news stations
             around the world. The major news stations at that time were ABC, NBC, CBS, and BBC, which
             had perhaps a 6 o'clock news hour. CNN was a 24 hour news station.
             Many government officials watched CNN as well. Generals Colin Powell
             and Norman Schwarzkopf knew the power that the media had in terms of populist propaganda,
             and set about using CNN as their main tool. Like nearly everyone else in the pentagon, Jerry
             Peschka, fleet operations director for the military sea ship command in Washington, has stated
             that he felt "naked' without CNN. He had a television that didn't have cable, so he ordered a
             public affairs officer to buy some copper insulated wire so he could wire the television to a
             command post which had cable. That's how important CNN was to the United States
             government and ...