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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks
Saddam Hussein started the war by invading Kuwait, trying to assassinate a US President, possessing WMD, using WMD against civilians, using WMD against his neighbors, hiding WMDs, murdering hundreds of thousands of his own people, and then defying the UN for 11 years.
9/11 made the US hyper-vigilent about the Mideast and terrorism.
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Go back earlier to when Britain had taken control of the oil reserves in Iran, until Iran began to forcefully take control of their resources back.
Then Britain turned to the US for help... and the US said no... until election time. Then they sent in a certain young CIA agent by the name of Kermit Kennedy to stage the CIA's first covert "coup" and undermine Iran's attempts.
Thus turning over the oil reserves, once again, to Britain and now also to the US.
This lasted several years until once again Iran stepped up to revolt... Iraq seized the opportunity to step in and stake their claim. The US actually helped Iraq at this point against their common enemy.... by supplying weapons. Iraq still found it difficult, so they borrowed money from Kuwait.
When Kuwait demanded repayment, Saddam turned his sites on Kuwait and attacked them.
The US then turned their backs on Iraq and came to kuwait's aid.