After eight years of war with Iran, Iraq was still powerful but broke. Its oil revenues fell as did oil prices. Saddam blamed the problem on Kuwait and the UAE for exceeding their oil quotas. From July 17 through August 1 Iraq made accusations of injustice and threats of retribution. On August 2 Iraqi infantry stormed into Kuwait. The invasion began at dawn when a small force from Saudi Arabia landed in southern Iraq. He made an urgent plea for U.S. military assistance. President Bush condemned Iraq's aggression and then engineered a United Nations- sanctioned embargo of Iraq. They advance unchecked down a highway across the flat desert terrain to the capital, Kuwait city. Bush then committed a massive American force to protect
After eight years of war with Iran, Iraq was still powerful but broke. Its oil revenues fell as did oil prices. Saddam blamed the problem on Kuwait and the UAE for exceeding their oil quotas. From July 17 through August 1 Iraq made accusations of injustice and threats of retribution. On August 2 Iraqi infantry stormed into Kuwait. The invasion began at dawn when a small force from Saudi Arabia landed in southern Iraq. He made an urgent plea for U.S. military assistance. President Bush condemned Iraq's aggression and then engineered a United Nations- sanctioned embargo of Iraq. Bush then committed a massive American force to protect