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What was the major reason that Pres George Bush responded forcefully to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?
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∙ 15y ago
The Commander in Chief was losing his military (US Army, US Air Force, and the US Navy) to base closures. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990 (the Berlin Wall came down in 1989)...the US military was going out business (sort of a recession); and all of those brand new multi-million and multi-billion dollar M1 tanks, Cruise Missiles, Apache &, Blackhawk helicopters, 117 Stealth fighters, B1 & B2 Bombers, Patriot Missiles, and tank destroyers such as the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) etc. were NEVER GOING TO BE USED! They also use (NEED) oil! With no USSR to stop the US, Saddam did the US Military a favor...a chance to use those new un-tested machines.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoKuwait produces a lot of oil. Sadaam invaded them for no reason, except probably to get their oil. The US decided it could not tolerate this sort of open aggression to a defenseless country and so intervened.
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∙ 10y agoOne of the major reason that President Bush responded forcefully to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was because of the oil. He wanted to protect the flow of oil going to the West.
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∙ 15y agoOil.
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Why did Iraq's invasion of Kuwait prompt an international response?
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was a violation of national sovereignty, which most nations take seriously as a state-to-state crime meritorious of intervention.
What was the source of desert storm?
The reason for DS was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait; which resulted in the need to remove Iraq from Kuwait. Which was done.
Which country was invaded in gulf war in 1991?
Iraq, in response to its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Why did the Iran invasion of Kuwait start?
IRAN did not invade Kuwait, Saddam Hussein in Iraq did.
Which war began following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait under the leadership of Saddam Hussein?
THE PERSIAN GULF WAR OF 1990-1991 began after Saddam Hussein led an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
How did George Bush influence the decision to invade Iraq before during and after the invasion?
kuwait
When did Invasion of Kuwait happen?
Invasion of Kuwait happened on 1990-08-04.
Who organized a group of nations to fight Saddam Hussein after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait?
george w. bush
When was the invasion and liberation of Kuwait?
1991
Who invaded Kuwait in 1900 and why How did the world react to this invasion?
Nobody invaded Kuwait in 1900. In 1899, the Emir of Kuwait sought British protection against the Ottomans and s Kuwait became a British protectorate. British soldiers moved into the country, but, since they were doing it with the Kuwaiti Emir's permission, it was not an invasion. If the question intended to ask about the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait at that time and the international reaction was to create a UN force to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi Occupation.
How did the United Nations respond to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?
The united nation condemned the act of invasion. Thereafter voted on using force to kick out Iraq out of Kuwait
Why Iraq's invasion of Kuwait prompted an international response?
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was a violation of national sovereignty, which most nations take seriously as a state-to-state crime meritorious of intervention.
Why did Iraq's invasion of Kuwait prompt an international response?
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was a violation of national sovereignty, which most nations take seriously as a state-to-state crime meritorious of intervention.
What was the source of desert storm?
The reason for DS was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait; which resulted in the need to remove Iraq from Kuwait. Which was done.
Which country was invaded in gulf war in 1991?
Iraq, in response to its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Was gulf war between Iraq and Kuwait justified?
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was not justified; it was a violation of Kuwait's national sovereignty. Kuwait's request for liberation and the ensuing war to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait was justified, also on the grounds of Kuwait's national sovereignty.
Persian gulf war was a reaction to Saddam Hussein's invasion of?
Kuwait.
