Question

Why did the United States involve itself in the Gulf War? Choose 1 answer: Choose 1 answer: (Choice A) A Iraq had fomented an OPEC oil embargo that threatened to undermine US energy security. (Choice B) B Iraq had invaded the wealthy but small oil-producing nation Kuwait; the international community feared this was Iraq’s first step in conquering the entire Arab Peninsula. (Choice C) C Iraq had sheltered the terrorists responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Answer 1

Answer:

Choice B) B Iraq had invaded the wealthy but small oil-producing nation Kuwait; the international community feared this was Iraq’s first step in conquering the entire Arab Peninsula.

Explanation:

In August 1990, Iraq invaded the country of Kuwait to its southeast in a bid to gain more control over the lucrative oil supply of the Middle East. In response, the United States and the UN Security Council demanded that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein withdraw Iraqi troops from Kuwait, but Hussein refused.

On March 1, 1991 the US military had military forces in physical control of Iraq's main oil producing region, and of Kuwait. ... One reason the US did not enter the original Gulf War was to gain physical control of the oil producing areas of the Middle East.

The U.S. stated that the intent was to remove "a regime that developed and used weapons of mass destruction, that harbored and supported terrorists, committed outrageous human rights abuses, and defied the just demands of the United Nations and the world.