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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Iraq invaded Kuwait because of kuwaiti slant drilling into Iraqi oil fields, and only after Iraq was told that the united states would not interfere in the internal conflicts of the middle east. Saddam was hardly out to form some pan-arabic/islamic empire.
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Nope, he was protecting his assets. Can't really blame him for that. IIRC, there were also previous issues between the two countries that may have also played a factor.
If it was just the drilling then, why not stop the invasion when kuwait stops drilling? Why continue on?