Many consequences happened as a result of the Persian Gulf War. Saddam Hussein's second attempt at conquest of another country failed even more miserably than the first. Although his government retained control and maintained a strong hold on the majority of Iraqis.

Also, as a part of the cease-fire terms, Iraq's government had to agree to "no-fly zones" over their country. They also had to allow United Nations officials to inspect their weapons programs. This included their nuclear weapons systems.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries banned Iraq from selling oil as a result of this war. Oil is one of Iraq's major industries and one of its main revenue sources. Iraq later blamed thousands of deaths on these sanctions, claiming that the loss of revenue caused many people to starve to death because of the low amount of money circulating. However, there are no indications that the government or military suffered any undo hardships.

While the world focused on Iraq, Syria moved to eliminate the final resistance, the only thing stopping Syria from conquering Lebanon. It is believed that Syrian President Assad was given a free hand to deal with Lebanon in exchange for joining the Persian Gulf War. The troubles continued on in the Middle East. When Yemen claimed their sympathy for Iraq, Saudi Arabia forced one million guest workers from Yemen out of the country. This caused economic problems in Yemen and increased tension between the two countries.

And last but definitely not least, recent estimates put Iraq's death toll at 20,000 military personal and 2,300 civilians. In the United States, 148 were killed in action and 458 were wounded. The United States also lost 121 additional soldiers in non-combat incidents.

This all goes to show all of the problems that were created by this one disagreement.