HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The September 11th attacks on the U.S.
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The U.S. using Saudi Arabia as a base for invading Kuwait
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Saddam Hussein’s burning of Kuwaiti oil fields
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The U.S. supporting a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iraq accused the United States and Israel of deliberately weakening Iraq by encouraging Kuwait to reduce oil prices. When Iraq began to threaten Kuwait early in July 1990, the United States staged maneuvers in the Gulf to warn Iraq against taking military action against the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did US and coalition troops try to stop Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait? The world depended on Kuwait for oil.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Persian Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 that began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein.