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Foreign policy question: Iraq’s decision to invade Kuwait in 1990, triggering the Persian Gulf War of 1990-91
apply IR realism, and see if there’s a good argument to be made that it was reasonable for Saddam Hussein to think invading Kuwait was good for Iraq’s national interests.”
Some arguments to consider:
1-Was Saddam Hussein’s recklessness as a leader, and the authoritarian government that empowered him best fit to to explain the catastrophic choice?
2-Was the fact that the US decided to intervene, which wasn’t really obvious at the time impacted the choice?
3- was it arrogance from Saddam’s side or was it a political manipulation from the IS side that impacted the decision ?
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