HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Iraq was threatening Afghanistan with nuclear weapons.
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The United Nations believed Iraq was about to invade Kuwait a second time.
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Iraqi troops launched an attack on Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the United States.
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The United States believed Iraq was developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to groups like al-Qaeda.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iraq War Resolution Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, and programs to develop such weapons, posed a “threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region". Iraq’s “brutal repression of its civilian population".
Detailed explanation-2: -The invasion of Kuwait led to a United Nations Security Council embargo and sanctions on Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition air and ground war, which began on January 16, 1991, and ended with an Iraqi defeat and retreat from Kuwait on February 28, 1991.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the United states intervene in the conflicts between Iraq and Iran and between Iraq and Kuwait? They intervened in the conflicts because they were interested in a reliable supply of oil.
Detailed explanation-4: -May 2003-November 2004 A Gallup poll made on behalf of CNN and USA Today concluded that 79% of Americans thought the Iraq War was justified, with or without conclusive evidence of illegal weapons. 19% thought weapons were needed to justify the war.