the Middle East affect many aspects of your life and the lives of every US citizen.
             It is a plausible argument to say that Saddam Hussein is the sole cause of Desert Storm, simply because his actions leading up to and during the war clearly portray the mind of a man whom the US and other countries do not want on this planet. In 1979, Hussein seized control of Iraq and killed off 21 of his cabinet members , setting a tone for the type of rule that would ensue. Between the time of his "taking the throne" and the time of Desert Storm, many conflicts arose due to his harsh nature and rash decisions. In fact, smaller conflicts similar to Desert storm had been fought in the Middle East all through the 80's and 90's. The only difference now was that no one up until 1991 had access to the technology that the "US used the end the war in such a quick and timely manner ." By mid 1990, Hussein and his neighbors (Syria and Iran) were already quarreling about the debts that he had promised to repay for the aid he received during times of struggle. He had rarely kept his word, and this was angering many who had reluctantly decided to help him during his times of need. In July of 1990, the atmosphere of Iraq and its neighbors was thick, and no one was truly allied with each other. Hussein accused Kuwait of oil overproduction and theft of oil from the Rumailia Oil Field . He also thought that Kuwait was historically a part of Iraq, and he was rumored to have wanted to Annex it ever since he had taken office in Iraq. Lastly, Hussein had a strong ideology of progression; progression in the sense that invading and taking over Kuwait would benefit the fallen economy of Iraq more than any other action. Hussein later made the "curious" move of drawing his entire army to the border of Kuwait. Kuwaiti leaders as well as American leaders strongly protested this move, but US ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, "prom...