The Gulf War

TABLE OF CONTENTS ¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾ TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 1 PREFACE 2 2 IRAQ’S OFFENSIVE AGAINST KUWAIT: REASONS, MEANS AND STRATEGY 4 2.1. SADDAM HUSSEIN’S REASONS 4 2.2. BUILDING UP HIS MILITARY EQUIPMENT 5 2.3. PAYING HIS MILITARY EQUIPMENT 9 2.4. HIS STRATEGY 9 3 THE ALLIES’ MILITARY INTERVENTION IN THE GULF CRISIS 11 3.1. THE COMPOSITION OF THE ALLIES 11 3.2. THE PART OF THE USA IN THE INTERVENTION 13 3.2.1. Public reasons for the intervention 13 3.2.2. Safety reasons for the intervention 14 3.2.3. Political reasons for the intervention 15 3.2.4. Economic reasons for the US firms to support …

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