| i know about all the pre-war conspiracy surrounding desert storm.. true, it is definitely a murky picture. nevertheless, saddam chose to invade in an act that was a blatant violation of the u.n.'s charter. if nation's are truly sovereign, then they cannot be allowed to annex other sovereign nations.
as far as post-desert storm kuwait is concerned, we fought that war for oil, plain and simple. economic interests (in one way or another) are generally always the reason for war. the status quo favored our economic interests, so we returned kuwait back to that status after the iraqis withdrew. |