WI: The USSR joins the Persian Gulf War in 1990-91?

WI: The USSR joins the Persian Gulf War in 1990-91?

  • The USSR was in poor shape and it slows down the war effort for the UN Coalition

    Votes: 3 30.0%
  • Soviet contribution means things go even better than OTL

    Votes: 4 40.0%
  • Soviet victory boosts Gorbachev's popularity and delays the collapse of the USSR

    Votes: 3 30.0%
  • Soviet involvement in another costly war speeds up the collapse of the USSR

    Votes: 5 50.0%

  • Total voters
    10
What if Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev decided that as the USSR was a superpower, and to preserve Soviet superpower status, the UN Coalition that was to attack Iraq had to be led jointly by the USSR and the USA?

With the Soviets taking an active military role in the conflict, would this have helped or hindered things compared to OTL? And how would this have affected the USSR itself?
 
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