2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁April ▁Glas pie , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Ira q , ▁asked ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁high ▁command ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁military ▁prepar ations ▁in ▁progress , ▁including ▁the ▁mass ing ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁troops ▁near ▁the ▁border . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁amb assador ▁declared ▁to ▁her ▁Ira qi ▁inter loc utor ▁that ▁Washington , ▁" in sp ired ▁by ▁the ▁friendship ▁and ▁not ▁by ▁confront ation , ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁opinion " ▁on ▁the ▁disag re ement ▁between ▁K uw ait ▁and ▁Ira q , ▁stating ▁" we ▁have ▁no ▁opinion ▁on ▁the ▁Arab – A rab ▁conflicts ". ▁ ▁Glas pie ▁also ▁indicated ▁to ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁did ▁not ▁intend ▁" to ▁start ▁an ▁economic ▁war ▁against ▁Ira q ". ▁These ▁statements ▁may ▁have ▁caused ▁S add am ▁to ▁believe ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁green ▁light ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁in va de ▁K uw ait . ▁This ▁exchange ▁only ▁became ▁public ▁knowledge ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁following ▁a ▁Wik i Le aks ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁cable , ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁following ▁on ▁from ▁M s ▁Glas pie ' s ▁meeting ▁with ▁S add am ▁Hus sein . ▁In ▁addition , ▁one ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁invasion , ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State , ▁John ▁Kelly , ▁told ▁the ▁US ▁con gress ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁had ▁no ▁treat