As early as August 5, at the press conference, Shi Shouliang announced to journalists from around the world that a joint force of troops from over 20 countries would deploy an army of 400,000 to liberate Kuwait and eliminate all enemies entrenched in, and those who had invaded, Kuwait.
Of course, that "400,000" was a number with considerable padding.
It included 150,000 from the Saudi Army, a 50,000-strong Kuwaiti army formed with Saudi assistance, and about 100,000 troops from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Clearly, these troops were mainly responsible for the protection of Saudi Arabia, and they essentially would not participate in ground combat operations.
In addition, one must deduct the air forces committed in the first and second phases, as well as the naval fleet that was already in deployment.
With that calculation, the actual ground forces involved didn't even reach 100,000.
