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U.S. Involvement in the ‘Ongoing’ Gulf War: This 8-page essay examines a number of issues pertinent to this war, such as U.S./ Iraq military strategies and concepts; U.S. foreign policy decisions; and national security objectives. This country instituted a policy that was designed to preserve the Iraqi nation-state, while simultaneously bringing down Saddam Hussein. Unfortunately we succeeded in the former and failed miserably in the latter. Bibliography lists 5 sources. SNGulfwr.doc
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leader, Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and subsequent occupation of Kuwait with the ostensible aim of acquiring that nations abundant oil reserves. On August 3rd the United Nations Security
Council called for an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait, and three days later the same council imposed a worldwide ban on trade with that nation due to Husseins non-compliance (Simons,
1994). Iraqs invasion and the potential threat it then posed to Saudi Arabia, in part impelled the United States (and its western European
NATO allies) to rush troops to Saudi Arabia in an effort to deter possible attack (Simons, 1994). This essay examines a number of issues pertinent to this war,
such as U.S./ Iraq military strategies and concepts; U.S. foreign policy decisions; and national security objectives. At the onset, it is possible (and important) that one identifies some of the
Iraqi grievances germane to Kuwait during the increasingly tense period prior to the outbreak of the Gulf War. In Iraqs view economic war was being waged against it by
Kuwait and other Gulf states - all with encouragement from the White House. In addition, Kuwait (originally part of the Ottoman vilayet of Basra) was now officially regarded as
a part of Iraq, yet Kuwait had systematically encroached on Iraqi territory, while also deliberately stealing Iraqi oil from the Rumeila oil field. Moreover, despite Iraqs prolific losses in
the Iran/Iraq war, Kuwait continued in its refusal to pay off the debts that were incurred in the defense of the Arab nation. Further, in refusing to negotiate over
the Warbah and Bubiyan islands, Kuwait seemed to be flaunting its insensitivity to Iraqs deep-water needs. And in general -- by virtue of its arrogant and uncompromising attitude with
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