U.S. Presence in the Middle East 1

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What is the U.S.'s main economic interest in the Middle East?

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oil

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Why did Iraq invade Kuwait in 1990?

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access to the Persian Gulf control of Kuwait’s oil fields

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How did the Persian Gulf conflict end?

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Iraq lost

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Why did the U.S. go to war against Iraq in 2003?

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the belief that there were weapons of mass destruction

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What happened to Saddam Hussein?

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he went to trial and was executed in 2006