Why did Iraq invade Kuwait during the Persian Gulf war?
A. To regain control of the Suez canal
B. To seize valuable oil fields
C. To expel the ethnic minorities there
D. To support the Sunnisin their civil war..
B. To seize valuable oil fields
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I apologize for the oversight. The correct answer is actually: B. To seize valuable oil fields.
Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 with the objective of seizing control of its oil fields, as Saddam Hussein believed Kuwait was slant-drilling into Iraq's oil reserves. This invasion led to the Persian Gulf War, during which a U.S.-led coalition responded to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait.