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Kuwait is central to the Gulf War as the site of the initial Iraqi invasion that triggered the conflict [1], and it served as a focal point for geopolitical strategies, economic justifications, and diplomatic failures cited by various observers [2], [3], and [4].
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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 4 facts
accountPentagon officials stated after the Persian Gulf War that the Iraqi divisions positioned furthest south in Kuwait were not the elite Republican Guard forces, as the Republican Guard had been moved back to Iraq during the first week of the invasion.
perspectiveVialls (1991) suggested that the Gulf War may have been a ploy to exhaust Saudi, Kuwaiti, and Iraqi oil supplies to increase oil prices, thereby making the development of off-shore oil resources near the Falkland Islands profitable for the U.S. and Britain.
perspectiveDouglas Kellner argues that the Bush administration set the stage for the Gulf War by failing to warn Iraq of the consequences of invading Kuwait, quickly sending troops to Saudi Arabia, and undercutting diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis.
perspectiveGeorge Bush used the Gulf War crisis to divert attention from domestic economic problems by scapegoating Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait for rising oil prices and economic instability.