Question

This country’s government-in-exile indirectly hired PR firm Hill & Knowlton to raise American support for their restoration. A girl from this country testified before (15[1])Congress (-5[1])about seeing babies ripped from incubators, (15[2]-5[1])but (15[1])she was lying (15[1])and was actually the daughter of this country’s ambassador to the United States. Carl Sagan oddly predicted that scorched earth actions taken by retreating forces to ruin this country’s economy would cause a nuclear winter; in reality, a 1.5-billion-dollar (*) firefighting effort stopped hundreds of blazes in the Burgan (“bur-GAHN”) Field. This is the southernmost country where soldiers were bombed along the “Highway of Death.” This country was liberated by the Norman Schwarzkopf-led Operation Desert Storm. For 10 points, name this country that Saddam Hussein invaded in the Gulf War. ■END■

ANSWER: Kuwait [or State of Kuwait or Dawlat al-Kuwayt]
<RR, American History>
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Andrew ZengMadmen and SpecialistsIn the Mood for Buzz2315
Khang Leshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetiqueToyota Tundra Turbos — Twisting Truths - Tackling Trivia - Taming Titans24-5
Mike CheyneOld and YoungSocial credit go vroom3015
Owen RileyToyota Tundra Turbos — Twisting Truths - Tackling Trivia - Taming Titansshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetique3015
Aryan Desarapubingy academyThe cult of SGA30-5
Charan PratapaneniThe cult of SGAbingy academy3115
Sasha FillbrandtPaddington in Peru (2024)ASU->Stanford->ASU pipeline3415

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