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THE GULF WAR: As U.S. troops head home, chaos rules Kuwait and unrest roils Iraq

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The meaning of the heroic victory.

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The U.S. military's masterly turnaround.

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A letter to an American soldier.

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Crippled Kuwait tries to rebuild.

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Blazing oil turns the emirate into a hell.

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Rebellion against Saddam smolders in Iraq.

4 Letters

12 Critics' Voices

15 Grapevine

64 Business

70 Medicine

71 Law

71 Milestones

72 People

74 Education

77 Art

79 Food

80 Books

84 Technology

87 Science

88 Video

90 Essay

Cover: Photograph by Cynthia Johnson for TIME