Even though there was little concern about Kuwait itself - when one corrupt Dictatorship takes over another corrupt dictatorship, little has been lost - the concern was that if Saddam can take over Kuwait and get away with it, what other countries would he try to take over next? How far did his ambitions extend? It is worth noting that at the time, Saddam said that the reason why he invaded Kuwait was to liberate Palestine, which means that he was building an empire with which eventually to attack Israel, and that would have been a much more destructive conflict. And even that would not necessarily have been the end of his conquests.
In a more practical sense, controlling Kuwait, and potentially other oil-producing countries in the Middle East, would have enabled Saddam to exert influence on the major countries dependent on Middle Eastern oil.
The mission of the United Nations is to prevent war, and every nation that joins the UN signs the UN charter and agrees not to invade other nations except as authorized by the UN Security Council. Iraq violated that agreement. Kuwait was not that important in itself, as a small, corrupt monarchy. However it creates a bad precedent if Iraq is allowed to invade and take over a neighboring nation. If Iraq is allowed to take over Kuwait, then perhaps Iraq will also find other nations to invade and take over. Perhaps Iraq has plans to take over the entire middle east, and who knows, perhaps Europe is next. We have already seen this kind of thing in WW II. It is better to stop such things early. The larger an expanding empire becomes, the harder it is to stop its continued expansion.
Given enough control, he could drive up oil prices, causing economic problems for many countries.
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The reason for DS was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait; which resulted in the need to remove Iraq from Kuwait. Which was done.
Saddam Hussein ( Iraq's leader) invaded Kuwait in 1990. He wanted to take over it's oil wells and to continue his invasion to Saudi Arabia for the same reason.
Yes, it did because the Kuwait cictizens struck oiol and then the iraqins figured out so they came over and they tryed to steal there oil and then the Kuwait citizens did not allow that so then they started the whole pursian gulf war because OS some little oil! </P> <P> </P> <P>Indirectly. It was really over land and easy access to the Persian Gulf. Iraq invaded Kuwait, wanting to take over the oil fields and the pipelines that would allow easier ability to ship oil. Kuwait was a good trading partner with most of the world and was well respected. The rest of the world banded together and pushed Iraq back out of Kuwait.
Because Iraq invaded Kuwait and Kuwait is an ally of the US. Iraq's invasion also was a major threat to Saudi Arabia and under no condition could the Western world allow such a concentration of the world oil reserves to be controlled by Saddam Hussein.
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The reason for DS was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait; which resulted in the need to remove Iraq from Kuwait. Which was done.
Saddam Hussein ( Iraq's leader) invaded Kuwait in 1990. He wanted to take over it's oil wells and to continue his invasion to Saudi Arabia for the same reason.
The dog attacked the mailman unprovoked, without any reason or warning.
Depending on whether you see the best in people or the worst in people, you can choose between one of these reasons: 1) Kuwait was a sovereign nation and the capture and subjugation of a free and independent nation is something the International Community will not abide. 2) Kuwait is a major oil producer and the conquest of Kuwait was sure to drive oil production down and oil prices up.
Native Americans had most reason to be concerned about the idea of Manifest Destiny.Native Americans in the West
Native Americans had most reason to be concerned about the idea of Manifest Destiny.Native Americans in the West
Depending on whether you see the best in people or the worst in people, you can choose between one of these reasons: 1) Kuwait was a sovereign nation and the capture and subjugation of a free and independent nation is something the International Community will not abide. 2) Kuwait is a major oil producer and the conquest of Kuwait was sure to drive oil production down and oil prices up.
If it is an interest group that means it has something that it is concerned with one thing.
To remove Iraq from Kuwait; which was done within about 45 days.
The Communist invasion of South Korea.North Korea's invasion of South Korea
Yes, it did because the Kuwait cictizens struck oiol and then the iraqins figured out so they came over and they tryed to steal there oil and then the Kuwait citizens did not allow that so then they started the whole pursian gulf war because OS some little oil! </P> <P> </P> <P>Indirectly. It was really over land and easy access to the Persian Gulf. Iraq invaded Kuwait, wanting to take over the oil fields and the pipelines that would allow easier ability to ship oil. Kuwait was a good trading partner with most of the world and was well respected. The rest of the world banded together and pushed Iraq back out of Kuwait.
no, Kuwait is a developed country. it is a wealthy country from its oil *different person* as a Kuwaiti I agree. But for some reason the UN still recognizes us as a developing country.