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‍ Origins
and Iraq’s support for Arab and ( **4** ) militant groups. In 1980, the U.S. remained officially neutral during the ( **5** ) war, although it assisted Iraq secretly. In 1982, the U.S. increased its support for Iraq to prevent Iran from forcing Iraq to ( **6** ). To help Iraq succeed in the war against Iran, the U.S. removed Iraq from the list of (** 7 **) and sold arms (weapons) to them. In 1983, Iraqi President ( **8** ) kicked the militant group Abu ( **9** ) out of Iraq and to Syria. U.S. President Reagan sent ( **10** ) to meet with President Hussein. === had an agreement with Britain who then drew the border between the two countries, limiting Iraq's access to the ocean so that Britain could still dominate the ( **18** ). Iraq refused to accept the border, and did not recognize the Kuwaiti government until ( **19** ), (64 years later). === In July 1990, Iraq openly threatened to take military action against Kuwait. On the 23rd, the CIA reported that Iraq had moved ( **20** ) troops to the Iraq-Kuwait border, and the U.S. ( **21** ) in the Persian Gulf was placed on alert.

‍ Invasion of Kuwait
At midnight on August 2, 1990, Iraq bombed ( **22** ), catching them unaware and cutting them off from the southern half of Kuwait. Twenty percent of the ( **23** ) were lost or captured. Iraqi ( **24** ) seized the airports and two airbases, attacked the Royal Residence of the Emir of Kuwait, ( **25** ), killing the Emir’s youngest brother. After two days of intense combat, most of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces were either overrun by the ( **26** ), or had escaped to neighboring ( **27** ). After the decisive Iraqi victory, Saddam Hussein first installed the ( **28** ), a puppet regime, before installing his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid as ( **29** ).

‍ UN resolution
Within hours of the invasion, Kuwaiti and U.S. delegations met with the UN ( **30** ) and passed a resolution condemning the invasion and demanding a withdrawal of Iraqi troops. Several middle eastern countries opposed military intervention from ( **31** ) nations and aligned with Saddam Hussein. The UN then placed ( **32** ) on Iraq and authorized a naval ( **33** ).

‍ Iraqi-American diplomacy
On August 12, 1990, Saddam Hussein called for compromise, proposing that all cases of ( **34** ) be resolved. This included asking ( **35** ) to withdraw from Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon, ( **36** ) to withdraw from Lebanon, and “mutual withdrawals” by Iraq and ( **37** ). Hussein also called for a replacement of US troops in Saudi Arabia with "an Arab force", as long as that force did not involve ( **38** ). U.S. President Bush strongly opposed any "linkage" between the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and the ( **39** ). Saddam Hussein appeared on state television with Western hostages and told one of them -- a young British boy -- that their presence was meant to prevent the ( **40** ).

An unidentified Iraqi official told to the White House that Iraq would "withdraw from Kuwait and allow foreigners to leave" IF the UN lifted ( **41** ), allowed access to the Persian Gulf, and allowed Iraq to gain full control of the ( **42** ) oil field. The proposal also offered to negotiate an oil agreement with the U.S. jointly work on the stability of the ( **43** ). In December 1990, the White House rejected Iraq’s proposal to withdraw from Kuwait. ( **44** ) of the PLO said that neither he nor Saddam Hussein insisted that solving the Israel-Palestine issues should be a precondition to solving the issues in Kuwait. Ultimately, the U.S. refused to negotiate until Iraq withdrew from Kuwait.

‍ Operation Desert Shield
Acting on the policy of the ( **45** ), and out of fear the Iraqi army could launch an invasion of Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Bush announced that the U.S. would launch a "wholly defensive" mission to prevent Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia under the codename ( **46** ). U.S. troops were sent to Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Navy dispatched two naval ( **47** ), and the U.S. Air Force flew bombing missions, dropping ( **48** ) of munitions.