Why did Saddam attack Kuwait?

#desertstorm #saddamhussein #kuwait

[thestanleys]

-Oil
-increased export capacity through the additional Kuwaiti ports
-dictators need to be seen as strong they just failed to beat Iran so an easy win against a neighbour should quell descent

[thhseeking]

I remember Madeleine Albright saying afterwards that the U.S. didn't tell Saddam that if he invaded Kuwait, the U.S. wouldn't react. I've often wondered about that.

[tombearclaw]

Sounds like someone didn’t see the results of operation praying mantis

[British]

Iraq is a modern country created in 1920 and cut off from Türkiye

[DavidJones-pvzu]

For a similar reason that China wants Taiwan?

[Mr.Fukoyama]

Umm Qasar already part of Iraq and still part of Iraq, why put it as part of Kuwaiti map ?!(👆🏼