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The Bush Administrations social intercourse With Iraq Prior to Iraqs Invasion of KuwaitPrior to the August 2, 1990 violation of Kuwait on the purpose of Iraq, the coupled acress had questionable relations with Iraq dictator, Saddam Hussein, tosay the least. In retrospect, which is inherently advantageous as a 20/20perspective, questions remain unanswered as to whether or not the fall in positswas too appeasing to Saddam Hussein in the years, months, and twenty-four hour periodlights leading up tothat early August morning. There remains to this day lingering questions as tothe role that the US Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, played in conveying theAdministrations message to the Iraqi leader. In addition, questionssurrounding the Administrators official policy, the calculations (ormiscalculations) on the share of the State Department and other agencies withinthe US government, the Administrations covert plan to aid an Italian bank inillegal loans to benefit Saddams militar y and the advice that the US receivedfrom other Arab nations with respect to what US relations should be with Iraq interms of any impending border dispute, constitute a limited scope of theissues that faced the Administration as it tried to deal with the leader of thelargest economy of the Persian Gulf region.The Bush Administrations relations with Iraq prior to its onslaught ofKuwait were cloud in a consideration of misperception by two states and furthercomplicated by a lack of credibility on the part of key actors of some(prenominal) sides aswell. This tragic sequence of events that led to the invasion of Kuwait cannotsolely be attributed to personality traits or even actions by key individualswithin the Administration. In retrospect, it is much more complex than that.However, the actions and public and private statements on the part of keypersonnel on both sides most likely contributed to the eventual invasion ofKuwait by Iraq in 1990.Since, a brief, yet modest account of the history of the events leadingup to the invasion and the invasion in itself along with the regional and globalactors has been offered in section A, section B will be an analysis of the roleof misperception and questions of credibility with respect to key actors on bothsides of the issue, from State Department officials to Saddam Hussein himself.While touching on the importance and significance of o... ..., 3/20/916 Glaspie, April, Opening Remarks, Hearing by the Senate Foreign RelationsCommittee, 3/20/917 Iraqi Government, Excerpts from Iraqi Document on Meeting with US Envoy, TheNew York Times, 9/23/90, p.198 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A19 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A110 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A111 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A1812 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason Not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A1814 Friedman, Thomas, US Explains View of Envoy to Iraq, The New York Times,3/22/31, p.A9, col. 115 Sciolino, Elaine, Envoys recommendation on Iraq is Assailed, The New York Times,7/13/91, p.A1, col.116 Sciolino, Elaine, Envoys tribute on Iraq is Assailed, The New York Times,7/13/91, p.A4, col.117 McAllister, J.F.O., The Lessons of Iraq, Time, 11/2/92, pp.57-59 The Bush Administrations Relation With Iraq Prior to Iraqs Invasion o The Bush Administrations Relation With Iraq Prior to Iraqs Invasion of KuwaitPrior to the August 2, 1990 invasion of Kuwait on the part of Iraq, theUnited States had questionable relations with Iraq dictator, Saddam Hussein, tosay the least. In retrospect, which is inherently advantageous as a 20/20perspective, questions remain unanswered as to whether or not the United State swas too appeasing to Saddam Hussein in the years, months, and days leading up tothat early August morning. There remains to this day lingering questions as tothe role that the US Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, played in conveying theAdministrations message to the Iraqi leader. In addition, questionssurrounding the Administrators official policy, the calculations (ormiscalculations) on the part of the State Department and other agencies withinthe US government, the Administrations covert plan to aid an Italian bank inillegal loans to benefit Saddams military and the advice that the US receivedfrom other Arab nations with respect to what US relations should be with Iraq interms of any impending border dispute, constitute a limited context of theissues that faced the Administration as it tried to deal with the leader of thelargest economy of the Persian Gulf region.The Bush Administrations relations with Iraq prior to its invasion ofKuwait were hazy in a context of misperception by both states and furthercomplicated by a lack of credibility on the part of key actors of both sides aswell. This tragic sequence of events that led to the invasion of Kuwait cannotsolely be attributed to personality traits or even actions by key individualswithin the Administration. In retrospect, it is much more complex than that.However, the actions and public and private statements on the part of keypersonnel on both sides most likely contributed to the eventual invasion ofKuwait by Iraq in 1990.Since, a brief, yet modest account of the history of the events leadingup to the invasion and the invasion in itself along with the regional and globalactors has been offered in section A, section B will be an analysis of the roleof misperception and questions of credibility with respect to key actors on bothsides of the issue, from State Department officials to Saddam Hussein himself.While touching on the importance and significance of o... ..., 3/20/916 Glaspie, April, Opening Remar ks, Hearing by the Senate Foreign RelationsCommittee, 3/20/917 Iraqi Government, Excerpts from Iraqi Document on Meeting with US Envoy, TheNew York Times, 9/23/90, p.198 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason Not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A19 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason Not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A110 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason Not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A111 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason Not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A1812 Sciolino, Elaine, US Gave Iraq Little Reason Not to Mount Kuwait Assault,The New York Times, 9/23/90, p.A1814 Friedman, Thomas, US Explains View of Envoy to Iraq, The New York Times,3/22/31, p.A9, col. 115 Sciolino, Elaine, Envoys Testimony on Iraq is Assailed, The New York Times,7/13/91, p.A1, col.116 Sciolino, Elaine, Envoys Testimony on Iraq is Assailed, The New York Times,7/13/91, p.A 4, col.117 McAllister, J.F.O., The Lessons of Iraq, Time, 11/2/92, pp.57-59