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One of the reasons behind Iraq invading Kuwait was the latter did slant drilling into the Iraqi oil fields, underground behind the border. Another reason was se
by _rrnv 7y ago
One of the reasons behind Iraq invading Kuwait was the latter did slant drilling into the Iraqi oil fields, underground behind the border. Another reason was several billion dollars Iraq owed to Kuwait. What's interesting, a few days before Saddam invaded Kuwait, there were talks between the diplomats, and Kuwait was willing to forgo $800M in debt as a compensation for the slant drilling. Apparently, Saddam didn't want to hear of anything less than a billion. The rest is history...
- bpodgursky 7y agoThe accusation of slant drilling was not proven in the slightest, and it's a misrepresentation to state it as a fact (Iraq itself is the only source which stood by that accusation). I'm not saying it's impossible that it was true, but it is not a known fact like you represented it.
- _rrnv 7y agoIndeed nothing was proven, but it was still an Iraqi reason. If it was proven, imagine the implications for the validity of desert storm... Nice write up from 1990 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/03/world/confrontation-in-the-gulf-the-oilfield-lying-below-the-iraq-kuwait-dispute.html https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/03/world/confrontation-in-th...