I think it may have had something to do with Brit and France helping them win the war. Thus it made them as a fall back or cushion for the ottoman empire because they felt that they where able to rely on them now.
Reducing the national deficit
Answer:
This is a matter of opinion.
Explanation:
Saddam Hussein was a megalomaniac dictator and would stop at nothing to ensure he stayed in power, including betraying allies. I believe the U.S. was justified, but some say that the U.S. should never intervene in foreign affairs.