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The United States and Saddam Hussein are linked through a long history of diplomatic, military, and geopolitical interactions, including the U.S. invasion of Iraq to remove him [1], diplomatic exchanges regarding regional conflicts {fact:4, fact:7, fact:10}, and strategic efforts to influence or overthrow his regime {fact:3, fact:9, fact:15}.
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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 12 facts
claimJim Hoagland stated in his Washington Post column that the United States must use military force against Saddam Hussein to save oil fields and preserve American influence in the Middle East.
accountSaddam Hussein communicated to U.S. chargé d'affaires Joseph Wilson that Iraq was interested in establishing normal relations with the United States and denied reports of Iraqi military deployments along the Saudi border, characterizing them as fabrications intended to justify aggression against Iraq.
quoteEdward Herman stated in Z Magazine that the U.S. mass media's failure to debate the issues surrounding the U.S. failure to constrain Saddam Hussein is 'prime evidence of their irresponsibility to the public and service to the state.'
accountThe London-based Mideast Mirror reported that King Hussein of Jordan brought a peace proposal from Iraq to President George H.W. Bush, in which Saddam Hussein expressed willingness to negotiate a withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait, provided that U.N. sanctions were lifted and the U.S. military buildup in Saudi Arabia ended, with the exception of the restoration of the al-Sabah clan in Kuwait.
claimEmery (1991) claims, based on interviews with King Hussein of Jordan and other Arab sources, that Saddam Hussein was prepared to negotiate a solution to the Gulf crisis and withdraw from Kuwait, but the United States blocked these early negotiation attempts.
quotePatrick Tyler reported in the Washington Post: "Saddam called in the ranking U.S. diplomat in Baghdad, and told him categorically that Kuwait now belongs to Iraq and there was no going back, according to Administration officials. 'It's a done deal,' one U.S. official said, characterizing Saddam's message. Another official said Saddam appended a specific warning that if Saudi Arabia shuts down the Iraqi crude oil pipelines that cross the Saudi desert to the Red Sea, Iraq will attack the kingdom. The warning further stated that if American forces intervene in the region, Iraq will 'embarrass' the United States, the official said."
quoteIn an August 9, 1990 editorial titled 'The U.S. Stands Up. Who Else?', the New York Times supported President George H.W. Bush's decision to commit U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia, stating: 'President Bush has drawn a line in the sand, committing U.S. forces to face down Saddam Hussein....On balance, he has made the right choice in the right way.'
claimU.S. Ambassador to Iraq April Glaspie told Saddam Hussein that the United States had 'no opinion' on the border dispute and other disputes between Iraq and Kuwait.
accountSaddam Hussein, in a speech at a meeting of the Arab Cooperation Council in Amman, Jordan, on February 24, 1990, advised Arab nations to stop investing money in the United States and instead invest in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
accountDuring a visit to the United States on August 15, 1990, King Hussein of Jordan reportedly delivered a peace message from Saddam Hussein to President George H.W. Bush at his Kennebunkport vacation home.
accountIn her March 1991 testimony, U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie claimed she had taken a tough approach with Saddam Hussein and that transcripts of her conversation with him omitted passages where she emphasized a 'vital' U.S. relationship with Kuwait and warned against settling disputes through non-peaceful means.
accountThe Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair documents that Oliver North told Iranian officials that the United States would help promote the overthrow of the Iraqi government led by Saddam Hussein.