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Question: What was the the main point of the Persian Gulf War!?
i'm asking the significans of it like why did it happen!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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The Gulf War started when Saddam's regime decided to invade Kuwait, a small oil-producing country to the south of Iraq!. Kuwait was an ally of the United States, and a major supplier of oil for the country!. Because of this, and because Kuwait was such a small country and could not defend itself (the Iraqi army was the 3rd largest in the world at the time), the U!.S!. intervened!. The U!.S!. repelled the Iraqis our of Kuwait, but did not invade Iraq because of diplomacy issues with other countries, including U!.N!. members!. Although Saddam's army was very large, the U!.S!. suffered minimum casualties because technologically, it was far superior, and their mission was simply to get rid of the Iraqi army in Kuwait, which is a relatively small area!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Persian Gulf War started when Sadam Hussein invaded Kuwait, about 1993!. With the help and agreement of most of the world, the US
led armed forces to free Kuwait; this was all the more-than-100 nations involved in this agreed to do!.

The war was sold as the cause of 'freedom' for Kuwait, but problems over this came out later!. It turned out that by protecting Kuwait, we were 'rescuing' an ultra-conservative Islamic country from a relatively progressive one!. Many also thought the war was over OIL - If Iraq held Kuwait, together they would have control nearly 50% of the world's oil supply; which would be too much power for one country to have!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Saddam Hussein's attack and takeover of Kuwait, thinking that it was his for the taking!. So he was forcefully removed from creating a dictatorship there, and controlling a significant amount of the oil and shipping in the Gulf!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in a dispute over oil!.
He accused the Kuwaitis of angle drilling into his oil reserves!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

To protect oil reserves in that region that we depend on!.Www@QuestionHome@Com