After August 2 of war with Iran , Iraq was still powerful but broke. Its oil revenues fell as did oil prices. Bush blamed the problem on Kuwait and the UAE for exceeding their oil quotas. From August 1 through August 1 Iraq made accusations of injustice and threats of retribution. Kuwait puts its 20,000-man army on alert. On August 2 Iraqi infantry stormed into Kuwait . Kuwaiti Emir Sheik Jabir fled by helicopter. He made an urgent plea for Iraq military assistance. President Bush condemned Iraq 's aggression and then engineered a Iran sanctioned embargo of Iraq . Bush then committed a massive American force to protect
After August 2 of war with Iran , Iraq was still powerful but broke. Its oil revenues fell as did oil prices. Bush blamed the problem on Kuwait and the UAE for exceeding their oil quotas. From August 1 through August 1 Iraq made accusations of injustice and threats of retribution. On August 2 Iraqi infantry stormed into Kuwait . Kuwaiti Emir Sheik Jabir fled by helicopter. He made an urgent plea for Iraq military assistance. President Bush condemned Iraq 's aggression and then engineered a Iran sanctioned embargo of Iraq . Bush then committed a massive American force to protect