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The Bush administration is directly linked to Kuwait through its role in the 1990 Iraqi invasion, specifically regarding the administration's failure to warn Iraq against the invasion [1], its reporting on Iraqi troop deployments within Kuwait {fact:3, fact:4, fact:6, fact:9}, and its diplomatic stance on the occupation {fact:5, fact:7, fact:8}.
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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 9 facts
claimThe author asserts that the motivations behind the Bush administration's failure to warn Iraq against invading Kuwait remain unclear due to the administration's history of incompetence and Machiavellian actions.
claimAfter U.S. forces began deploying to Saudi Arabia, the Bush administration and Pentagon asserted that Iraqi forces in Kuwait had doubled in size.
claimThe Bush administration rejected the concept of 'linkage' regarding the resolution of the Kuwaiti question with other Middle East issues, despite the fact that negotiators often use linkages to provide solutions to crises.
accountABC News purchased satellite photos of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait from the Soviet commercial satellite agency Soyez-Karta in 1990, but declined to use them after the photos failed to show the massive Iraqi troop deployment claimed by the Bush administration.
claimInitial reports following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait suggested Iraq had between 80,000 and 100,000 troops in Kuwait, a figure frequently cited by the Bush administration and mainstream media.
quoteEdward Herman expressed his view in Z Magazine that the Bush administration invited Saddam Hussein into Kuwait through 'sheer incompetence,' but also saw an opportunity to set him up as a 'naked aggressor who must be taught a lesson.'
claimThe actual number of Iraqi troops deployed in Kuwait during the first six weeks of the crisis is uncertain, despite Bush administration reports of 100,000 troops pre-invasion.
claimThe author argues that the Bush administration is largely responsible for the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent war because it failed to warn Iraq against the invasion or urge Kuwait to negotiate with Iraq.
claimThe Bush administration dismissed Iraqi peace offers because President George H.W. Bush demanded the unconditional withdrawal of Iraq from Kuwait.