Iraq has very little oil, and it is one of their few exports. This is the primary reason they invaded Kuwait, in response to G. Bush Sr.'s putting pressure on Kuwait to over-produce and thus drop the price floor. Nowdays, oil isn't necessarily bought directly from one country or another, rather from a world market.
Since then Iraq has continued its genocide upon Iraqi people and has continued their research and development towards nuclear capability and long-range ballistics to deliver those unconventional weapons and the biological/chemical weapons they already have (the "scud" is a relatively short-range missile). Preventing this is a primary reason for invading Iraq, but the goals have not yet been defined nor have the means to attain them.
And as far as Arab countries attacking Israel.. well, for those of us who know our history, it was tried in 1967 (6 Days War) and Israel slaughtered 3 nations who had built up their forces on the borders on Israel for months in advance. There is no doubt that Israel has the technology (a lot of it from the US, although their pilots actually train US pilots) and the resources to defend herself.
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