Which gulf war? '80's, '91, or 2003?
The disagreement that eventually turned into the Persian gulf war was the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. When the Iraqi troops would not leave Kuwait, the Persian gulf war began with military force under the Reagan administration.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
The Gulf War was the first war between the United States and Saddam Hussein. It began because Saddam's troops invaded Kuwait and wouldn't leave. The US won the unofficial war in 42 days.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
A country that supplied the US's valuable oil was being invaded.
Which Golf War? There were at least three of them. There may have been many Golf Wars, but only one Gulf War in 1990-91. The question is still unclear. Professional......what?
The retreating Iraqi soldiers famously set fire to a number of major Kuwaiti Oil Fields at the close of the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991.
Iraq troops invaded Kuwait.So that would mean that Iraq was the one who started it first.
provided $13 billion to help the anti-Iraq coalition but sent no troops (A+)
gulf of tonkin
Mr. Morse was a noted critic of the Vietnam War. Gulf of Tonkin violated Article 1 of the Constitution, requiring Congress to declare war before committing troops. (Although there have been other instances where troops were sent without a formal declaration).