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The Iraqi-Kuwaiti border had been a big focus of tension in the past, there was many clases along this border and this made realtions between the two countries very tense. Relations between the two countries improved during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), when Kuwait assisted Iraq with loans and diplomatic backing. After the war ended in 1988, the Iraqi government launched a costly program of reconstruction. By 1990 Iraq had fallen $80 billion in debt and demanded that Kuwait forgive its share of the debt and help with other payments. At the same time, Iraq claimed that Kuwait was pumping oil from a field that straddled the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and was not sharing the revenue. Iraq also accused Kuwait of producing more oil than allowed under quotas set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), thereby depressing the price of oil, Iraq鈥檚 main export.

Iraq鈥檚 complaints against Kuwait grew increasingly harsh, but they were mostly about money and did not suggest that Iraq was about to revive its land claim to Kuwait. When Iraqi forces began to mobilize near the Kuwaiti border in the summer of 1990, several Arab states tried to mediate the dispute. Kuwait, seeking to avoid looking like a puppet of outside powers, did not call on the United States or other non-Arab powers for support. For their part, the U.S. and other Western governments generally expected that at worst Iraq would seize some border area to intimidate Kuwait, so they avoided being pulled into the dispute. Arab mediators convinced Iraq and Kuwait to negotiate their differences in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on August 1, 1990, but that session resulted only in charges and countercharges. A second session was scheduled to take place in Baghd膩d, the Iraqi capital, but Iraq invaded Kuwait the next day, leading some observers to suspect that Iraqi president Saddam Hussein had planned the invasion all along.

Saddam Hussein found himself in a tight spot and a quick take-over of Kuwait, his neighbor to the south seemed like a good solution to his problems.

Kuwait was a small country that, like Iraq, had once been part of the Ottoman Empire, then a British Protectorate. When that small country had been granted its independence, its borders had been set in an arbitrary manner, the borders are not readily defensible and the population is not necessarily cohesive. The country was ruled by an Emir of the al-Sabah family.

Like much of the Persian Gulf region, most of the country's revenues derived from the oil industry. The population was small, about 1.9 million, and its military was not a factor in regional politics.

Kuwait was in many ways an irritant to Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Besides lowering oil prices (thus cutting into Iraqi oil revenues), Kuwait had committed the unforgivable sin of loaning Iraq considerable sums during the Iran/Iraq war. Iraq claimed to have saved the entire region from the Iranian steam roller in the 1980's and deserved special consideration amounting to renegotiating or even cancelling the debt. Kuwait refused.

During late July of 1990 Saddam built up his military forces on the border with Kuwait. At 1:00 a.m. on 02 August, three Iraqi divisions of the elite Republican Guard rolled over the border. Resistance was nearly non-existent. The Guard reached the outskirts of the capital, Kuwait City, a mere four and a half hours later. The frontal assault was supported by an airborne special forces division attack directly on Kuwait City itself. See map.

Saddam proclaimed his annexation of Kuwait, built up his forces, and waited to see what the world would say and do about his fait acompli.

The Iraqi-Kuwaiti border had been a big focus of tension in the past, there was many clases along this border and this made realtions between the two countries very tense. Relations between the two countries improved during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), when Kuwait assisted Iraq with loans and diplomatic backing. After the war ended in 1988, the Iraqi government launched a costly program of reconstruction. By 1990 Iraq had fallen $80 billion in debt and demanded that Kuwait forgive its share of the debt and help with other payments. At the same time, Iraq claimed that Kuwait was pumping oil from a field that straddled the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and was not sharing the revenue. Iraq also accused Kuwait of producing more oil than allowed under quotas set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), thereby depressing the price of oil, Iraq鈥檚 main export.

Iraq鈥檚 complaints against Kuwait grew increasingly harsh, but they were mostly about money and did not suggest that Iraq was about to revive its land claim to Kuwait. When Iraqi forces began to mobilize near the Kuwaiti border in the summer of 1990, several Arab states tried to mediate the dispute. Kuwait, seeking to avoid looking like a puppet of outside powers, did not call on the United States or other non-Arab powers for support. For their part, the U.S. andShorten this for me please.?
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Relations between the two countries improved during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), when Kuwait assisted Iraq with loans and diplomatic backing.

Iraq also accused Kuwait of producing more oil than allowed under quotas set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), thereby depressing the price of oil, Iraq鈥檚 main export.

Arab mediators convinced Iraq and Kuwait to negotiate their differences in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on August 1, 1990, but that session resulted only in charges and countercharges.

Besides lowering oil prices (thus cutting into Iraqi oil revenues), Kuwait had committed the unforgivable sin of loaning Iraq considerable sums during the Iran/Iraq war.

The frontal assault was supported by an airborne special forces division attack directly on Kuwait City itself.

Relations between the two countries improved during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), when Kuwait assisted Iraq with loans and diplomatic backing.



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The Iraqi-Kuwaiti border had been a big focus of tension in the past.

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'[The Iraqi-Kuwaiti border had been a big focus of tension in the past, there was many clases along this border and this made realtions between the two countries very tense.] (The Iraqi-Kuaiti border tension) [Relations between the two countries improved during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), when Kuwait assisted Iraq with loans and diplomatic backing. After the war ended in 1988, the Iraqi government launched a costly program of reconstruction.] (Kuwaiti lowers border tension using monetary assistance for Iraq) tension By 1990 Iraq had fallen $80 billion in debt and demanded that Kuwait forgive its share of the debt and help with other payments. At the same time, Iraq claimed that Kuwait was pumping oil from a field that straddled the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and was not sharing the revenue. Iraq also accused Kuwait of producing more oil than allowed under quotas set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), thereby depressing the price of oil, Iraq鈥檚 main export. (Iraq increased border tension demanding debrt forgiveness, sending accusations of illegal border oil extraction and illegal over production)

Iraq鈥檚 complaints against Kuwait grew increasingly harsh, but they were mostly about money and did not suggest that Iraq was about to revive its land claim to Kuwait. When Iraqi forces began to mobilize near the Kuwaiti border in the summer of 1990, several Arab states tried to mediate the dispute. Kuwait, seeking to avoid looking like a puppet of outside powers, did not call on the United States or other non-Arab powers for support. For their part, the U.S. and other Western governments generally expected that at worst Iraq would seize some border area to intimidate Kuwait, so they avoided being pulled into the dispute. Arab mediators convinced Iraq and Kuwait to negotiate their differences in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on August 1, 1990, but that session resulted only in charges and countercharges. A second session was scheduled to take place in Baghd膩d, the Iraqi capital, but Iraq invaded Kuwait the next day, leading some observers to suspect that Iraqi president Saddam Hussein had planned the invasion all along.

Saddam Hussein found himself in a tight spot and a quick take-over of Kuwait, his neighbor to the south seemed like a good solution to his problems.

Kuwait was a small country that, like Iraq, had once been part of the Ottoman Empire, then a British Protectorate. When that small country had been granted its independence, its borders had been set in an arbitrary manner, the borders are not readily defensible and the population is not necessarily cohesive. The country was ruled by an Emir of the al-Sabah family.

Like much of the Persian Gulf region, most of the country's revenues derived from the oil industry. The population was small, about 1.9 million, and its military was not a factor in regional politics.

Kuwait was in many ways an irritant to Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Besides lowering oil prices (thus cutting into Iraqi oil revenues), Kuwait had committed the unforgivable sin of loaning Iraq considerable sums during the Iran/Iraq war. Iraq claimed to have saved the entire region from the Iranian steam roller in the 1980's and deserved special consideration amounting to renegotiating or even cancelling the debt. Kuwait refused.

During late July of 1990 Saddam built up his military forces on the border with Kuwait. At 1:00 a.m. on 02 August, three Iraqi divisions of the elite Republican Guard rolled over the border. Resistance was nearly non-existent. The Guard reached the outskirts of the capital, Kuwait City, a mere four and a half hours later. The frontal assault was supported by an airborne special forces division attack directly on Kuwait City itself. See map.

Saddam proclaimed his annexation of Kuwait, built up his forces, and waited to see what the world would say and do about his fait acompli.

The Iraqi-Kuwaiti border had been a big focus of tension in the past, there was many clases along this border and this made realtions between the two countries very tense. Relations between the two countries improved during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), when Kuwait assisted Iraq with loans and diplomatic backing. After the war ended in 1988, the Iraqi government launched a costly program of reconstruction. By 1990 Iraq had fallen $80 billion in debt and demanded that Kuwait forgive its share of the debt and help with other payments. At the same time, Iraq claimed that Kuwait was pumping oil from a field that straddled the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and was not sharing the revenue. Iraq also accused Kuwait of producing more oil than allowed under quotas set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), thereby depressing the price of oil, Iraq鈥檚 main export.

Iraq鈥檚 complaints against Kuwait grew increasingly harsh, but they were