HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Iraq’s army invaded Kuwait.
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Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
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Iraq repeatedly attacked civilian targets within Israel.
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Iraq’s testing of a nuclear weapon along the border of Iran.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait with the apparent aim of acquiring that nation’s large oil reserves, canceling a large debt Iraq owed Kuwait, and expanding Iraqi power in the region.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Saddam refused to leave Iraq, U.S. and allied forces launched an attack on the morning of March 20; it began when U.S. aircraft dropped several precision-guided bombs on a bunker complex in which the Iraqi president was believed to be meeting with senior staff.
Detailed explanation-3: -Overview. In August 1990, Iraq invaded the country of Kuwait to its southeast in a bid to gain more control over the lucrative oil supply of the Middle East.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are two main motives ascribed to Saddam Husayn’s decision to invade Iran in 1980. One motive is that he invaded for geopolitical gain when international factors worked in his favor. The other is that he invaded to prevent Iran from fo-menting revolution in Iraq.