The number one Middle Eastern ally to the US during Operation Desert Storm, or the Persian Gulf War, was Kuwait. Despite its small size, Kuwait provided an immense portion of the oil in the U.S. In return, the U.S. fought for Kuwait when it was invaded and annexed by Iraq.
It is important because the French regained the high ground
He was recruited to be a mercenary lol
He focused on creating a model communist state, he abolished all privately owned farms and replaced them with collectives, he outlined several five year plans to direct industrialization.