Without American intervention, Saddam would have kept Kuwait, and was already moving forces toward taking Saudi Arabia. With over half the world’s oil output, he would have become a superpower. It is unlikely that he would have stopped there.
Without American intervention, Saddam would not have invaded Kuwait. “U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie told Saddam, ‘We have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts, like your border disagreement with Kuwait.’ The U.S. State Department had earlier told Saddam that Washington had ‘no special defense or security commitments to Kuwait.’ The United States may not have intended to give Iraq a green light, but that is effectively what it did.”
And the Iraqis always saw Kuwait as a problem for historical reasons, and because the Kuwaitis WERE in fact, slant drilling into Iraqi fields under the border.
There was no indication that Iraq intended to invade Saudi Arabia. They were after Kuwait.
Also, no Kuwaiti babies were thrown from incubators.
The Bush family has destroyed the middle east.