Critical Analysis of Iraq-Kuwait Conflict 1
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF IRAQ-KUWAIT CONFLICT
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Critical Analysis of Iraq-Kuwait Conflict
The 1990-1991 Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait is one of the historical conflicts that
occurred due to various underlying political, social, and economic factors (Kostiner, 2009).
The primary focus of this paper is to address the relationships between the historical and the
immediate forces that led to Iraq’s Invasion. Specific focus is on Saddam’s surprising
decision on Iraq’s passage to the Gulf War, and the historical relations between Kuwait and
Iraq and the subsequent perception of Saddam’s regime before the invasion (Khadduri, &
Ghareeb, 2001). It is also presumed that the Arab mediation team failed in their mandate to
enhance the diplomatic relations between the two countries before the invasion. These are the
main underlying issues surrounding the Iraq-Kuwait conflict.
The major source of Iraq’s invasion was the need for sufficient cash to steer forward
state-building after 1988’s Iran-Iraq war (Finlan, 2003). The war subjected them to harsh
economic challenges and massive debts. Besides, the release of around 400,000 productive
youths to accomplish the military functions later resulted in inadequate employment
opportunities because of the influx of potential employees in the marketplace (Kostiner,
2009). Moreover, the situation was worsened by the fact that thousands of Egyptian
workers who took the place for Iraqi during the war had to be dismissed thereby causing
political hitches between the two Arab nations.
Another source of Iraq-Kuwait conflict is inclined to Iraq's tendency of trying to
lower the oil production rates for other oil-producing states. In doing so it the conflict was
imminent in this region since the most affected were the Gulf States. Nevertheless, the Gulf
States that became reluctant to comply with this suggestion because of their interests. They
were intending to produce more oil and to sell them with the highest possible prices. In the
process, the OPEC (Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries) permitted Kuwait to
produce the highest of 2.03 million barrels per day (Kostiner, 2009). Besides, Kuwait was
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF IRAQ-KUWAIT CONFLICT
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, Critical Analysis of Iraq-Kuwait Conflict 2
Critical Analysis of Iraq-Kuwait Conflict
The 1990-1991 Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait is one of the historical conflicts that
occurred due to various underlying political, social, and economic factors (Kostiner, 2009).
The primary focus of this paper is to address the relationships between the historical and the
immediate forces that led to Iraq’s Invasion. Specific focus is on Saddam’s surprising
decision on Iraq’s passage to the Gulf War, and the historical relations between Kuwait and
Iraq and the subsequent perception of Saddam’s regime before the invasion (Khadduri, &
Ghareeb, 2001). It is also presumed that the Arab mediation team failed in their mandate to
enhance the diplomatic relations between the two countries before the invasion. These are the
main underlying issues surrounding the Iraq-Kuwait conflict.
The major source of Iraq’s invasion was the need for sufficient cash to steer forward
state-building after 1988’s Iran-Iraq war (Finlan, 2003). The war subjected them to harsh
economic challenges and massive debts. Besides, the release of around 400,000 productive
youths to accomplish the military functions later resulted in inadequate employment
opportunities because of the influx of potential employees in the marketplace (Kostiner,
2009). Moreover, the situation was worsened by the fact that thousands of Egyptian
workers who took the place for Iraqi during the war had to be dismissed thereby causing
political hitches between the two Arab nations.
Another source of Iraq-Kuwait conflict is inclined to Iraq's tendency of trying to
lower the oil production rates for other oil-producing states. In doing so it the conflict was
imminent in this region since the most affected were the Gulf States. Nevertheless, the Gulf
States that became reluctant to comply with this suggestion because of their interests. They
were intending to produce more oil and to sell them with the highest possible prices. In the
process, the OPEC (Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries) permitted Kuwait to
produce the highest of 2.03 million barrels per day (Kostiner, 2009). Besides, Kuwait was
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