The Bush Administration's Relation With Iraq Prior To Iraq's Invasion Of Kuwait: Credibility And Misperception

Part I of Essay
The Bush Administration's Relation With Iraq Prior to Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait: Prior to the August 2, 1990 invasion of Kuwait on the part of Iraq, the United States had questionable relations with Iraq dictator, Saddam Hussein, to say the least. In retrospect, which is i ....

Part II of Essay
.... be with Iraq in terms of any impending border dispute, constitute a limited context of the issues that faced the Administration as it tried to deal with the leader of the largest economy of the Persian Gulf region. The Bush Administration's relations with Iraq prior to its invasion of Kuwait were clouded in a context of misperception by both states and further complicated by a lack of credibility on the part of key actors of both sides as well. This tragic sequence of events that led to the invasion of Kuwait cannot solely be attri ....