The cold war ended; there was no nation capable of preventing the US...as the US was the most powerful nation in the world in 1991. With no Soviet Union to prevent operations, with the life blood of the world in the balance (oil), the US requested approval...the UN saw no reason not to agree to it; no one had anything to lose by the decision...except for Iraq.
Saddam Hussein was considered a threat for many reasons:
The cast of Uncle Saddam - 2000 includes: Saddam Hussein as himself Uday Hussein as Himself (eldest son of Saddam Hussein) Qusay Hussein as Himself (youngest son of Saddam Hussein) Wallace Langham as Narrator
Yes
Saddam Hussein was the dictator from 1979 until 2003
They were fighting Saddam Hussein and his army.
The cast of The Battle for Saddam - 2007 includes: Saddam Hussein as himself
Congress feared Saddam Hussein was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction
A key accusation that Saddam Hussein made against Kuwait was driving Iraqi oil prices down.
No, Saddam Hussein is not single.
No. Saddam Hussein was Sunni, which did not endear him to the Shiites in Iraq or to the Shiite leadership in Iran. However, there were a large number of Shiites in the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein who gave their lives in loyalty to their country (even against Iran).
No. Saddam Hussein was Sunni, which did not endear him to the Shiites in Iraq or to the Shiite leadership in Iran. However, there were a large number of Shiites in the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein who gave their lives in loyalty to their country (even against Iran).
Saddam Hussein's birth name is Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti.
Which "Hussein"? If you are referring to Saddam, Hussein is not his last name, but his father's name. (He is called Saddam Hussein as a shorthand for Saddam son of Hussein.) When Saddam was in power, he controlled every facet of the government.
Yes, Saddam Hussein has 5 kids.
No, Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq.
Saddam Hussein has 5 children
Yes, Saddam Hussein has 5 kids.
other nations believed that Saddam Hussein had become a more responsible ruler.