Invasion of Kuwait

Simmering disputes over land, oil and money finally came to a head with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. Iraq overran its smaller neighbour in a matter of hours, seizing nearly one quarter of the world's oil supplies. Fearing it would be next, Saudi Arabia requested protection from the United States, which began amassing forces there.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, sensing growing opposition to the invasion, tried to rally Arab support. proposing what he called a "global solution" to the crisis. He said all cases of occupation in the Middle East should be solved at the same time. He attempted to link the fate of the oil-rich Kuwaitis with the impoverished Palestinians. He was gambling ordinary Iraqi citizens' safety on the dream of a greater Arab glory. The Iraqi leader urged Israel to withdraw from the occupied territories and called on the United States to pull its troops from Saudi Arabia. But his proposal was rejected from nearly all quarters.

Saddam told his country to prepare for war, ordering Iraqi women to cut their families' food consumption in half and buy no new clothes for a year. He vowed to "strike the U.S. plans in the heart."

After three months of failed negotiations and careful military planning, the United Nations Security Council issued a January 15, 1991 deadline for Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait. The resolution authorized the use of force if Iraq failed to comply. It was the first time since the Korean War in 1950 that the UN had authorized the use of force.

When the deadline passed, Iraqi forces were still in Kuwait. Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm.

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