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It appears that the US mislead¹ Saddam Husein into believing that the we would not intervene in the border dispute with Kuwait. This was enough assurance for h
by 20after4 1y ago
It appears that the US mislead¹ Saddam Husein into believing that the we would not intervene in the border dispute with Kuwait. This was enough assurance for him to go ahead with the decision to attack Kuwait. That action was then used by the US as a pretext for the invasion of Iraq.
1. https://adst.org/2016/02/a-bum-rap-for-april-glaspie-saddam-and-the-start-of-the-iraq-war/ https://adst.org/2016/02/a-bum-rap-for-april-glaspie-saddam-...
- sorcerer-mar 1y agoWhat's the relevance?
- 20after4 1y agoJust that they maybe were looking for an excuse and weren't genuinely that concerned about Kuwait.
- sorcerer-mar 1y agoIt seems much more likely they were concerned about disruptions to energy which can immediately cripple an economy than some abstract vague mentions of using a different currency.