During the first Gulf War in 1991, when Iraq fired 39 Scud missiles at Israeli civilian targets and US forces failed to stop the Iraqi attacks, Israel was set to strike Iraqi targets, which would have split the US-Arab anti-Iraq coalition. The US warned Israel not to get involved, and Israel was forced to comply.
在1991年的第一次海湾战争期间，当伊拉克向以色列的平民目标发射了39枚飞毛腿导弹并且美国军队没能停止伊拉克的攻击时，以色列准备打击伊拉克目标，这可能导致美国－阿拉伯反对伊拉克同盟的分裂。美国警告以色列不要卷入，以色列被迫遵守。