Given today's mindset on the right of "Stay out of Ukraine", what about Kuwaitt in '90?

It was a very easy war to justify. An ally was being invaded by an aggressor whose actions the world was unified in opposing. There was no major opposition at all (even the USSR, which still existed at the time, actually approved of the military intervention). It stuck to the UN authorization, met its objectives, had low American casualties.

We're talking Iraq and Kuwait, baw.

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TigerDoc

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you should pay the posters you quote on DU. it isn’t your material

Kuwait was really our fault. It's a long convoluted story where, of course, we dont understand the culture and mores and basically gave Saddam permission to attack. He attempted to solve it without conflict by sending Aziz to Kuwait but it failed, and the Kuwaitis insulted Saddam.

The Kuwaitis were sideways drilling into the Basra oil pits. Saddam asked to them to stop or to be compensated. When Saddam reached out to the US for counsel, it was explained that this was an arab matter. In Arab culture, we basically gave him our blessing to handle it how he saw fit.

He sent Tariq Aziz to Kuwait to further stress a resolution and Aziz was told that Saddam's mom's pussy is home to a thousand camels. Aziz returned to Baghdad and informed Saddam.

Once Saddam acted, he painted himself into a corner. Initially he thought the US was using rhetoric to and that he still had permission. Once he fully committed, he was stuck. Had he retreated, it would be viewed as weakness, and since his country was recently out of a long war with Iran, this weakness would definitely be acted upon by the Shia, the Kurds, and of course Mehdi and the Iranians.

His only choice was to move forward. He knew he was going to get skull fricked, but that it would at least save face, standing up to the mighty US.

This is according to Saddam, his closest confidants, to include Khamis Al-Dulaimi, and Tariq Aziz, who was a fricking filthy arse dude.

That or I am full of shite...

Biden provoked this war and has been a big reason no cease fire has been discussed.

Thanks. One day we can discuss the day of Saddam’s execution.

Don’t get me wrong, Saddam was a douche, but they did his arse all kinds of wrong, lol. It wasn’t us. That was 100% the Iraqis.

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horizontal drilling into Iraq

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Old timers at a certain "Big Blue" oilfield services company, have told me same.

Exactly. He most definitely wasn’t about cozying up with them and letting them stay in his guest house when they were passing through town. I would imagine they had rivaling goals. And surely Saddam wasn’t accepting of the idea of rivaling goals and people amongst his populace.

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If the US never stationed in Saudi Arabia the WTC may still be standing.

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Maybe, but I wouldn’t bet money on that being the case. Those folks have other issues with the west, just in general. Or maybe not “just in general,” but for an array of other motivations it would seem. There were other terrorist acts before our Gulf War stationing in SA. Marine barracks in Beirut, Pan Am 103, amongst other examples. Then there was the first WTC bombing. Etc etc. Them people are just haters bro. And very very insecure with the covering of their women….. I guess they’re convinced everyone wants to get up in that if they catch a glimpse of that velvety smooth skin.