Well, I heard it from someone pretty high up in the Middle Eastern food chain.
It’s kinda funny how the Kuwaitis became rich overnight. Remember Sadam took loot and burned their wells.
Sadam “borrowed” the money so he could protect them from Iran. They had agreed to keeep the oil prices where he could make a profit and rebuild his infrastructure after his war. That did not happen.
He took matters into his own hands and the Kuwaitis cried foul.
I've heard that cartoons are acts of war and that Jews are monkeys and or pigs from people pretty high up in the Middle Eastern food chain. Factual information isn't a Middle Eastern strong point.
It’s kinda funny how the Kuwaitis became rich overnight. Remember Sadam took loot and burned their wells.
Funny how? They have massive oil revenue per person income, had vast holdings overseas to draw from, and got the oil well heads capped within 6 months.
Sadam “borrowed” the money so he could protect them from Iran. They had agreed to keeep the oil prices where he could make a profit and rebuild his infrastructure after his war. That did not happen.
Saddam started the war with Iran. They did not attack Iraq. Pretenses of "protection" appeared after the fact in order to garner support. Yes, the Arab states were happy to see Iraq and Iran in a death match and would have loved to see Iran lose, but that does not equate to giving him the money. It was clearly a loan agreed on by all parties at the time.
Per oil prices, Kuwait was, and is, one small player in world oil prices. Hardly THE power broker in OPEC. In any event, braking an implied promise to rig a monopoly's prices doesn't equate to an act of war.
He took matters into his own hands and the Kuwaitis cried foul.
Indeed, countries that are invaded by hostile powers intent on raping their resources often do cry foul.
If Saddam wanted to wage a war to protect all Arabs from Persia, he should have gotten them into a solid alliance before he sent tanks into Iran.