In 1991, the United States led a coalition of nations that repelled Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, but President George H.W. Bush chose not to try to remove Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein from power. President Bush had several reasons for leaving Hussein in power. Which of the following was NOT one of them? Group of answer choices American oil companies had a good working relationship with Hussein's government and President Bush feared that overthrowing the government would cost him the support of the oil industry in his re-election campaign. An attempt to overthrow the government could have caused other Arab countries to terminate their support for the military action against Iraq. Overthrowing the government could have resulted in a long term commitment of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, leaving the United States with no clear strategy for exiting. The United States saw Iraq as a valuable counterforce to Iran in the Middle East and overthrowing the government would have destabilized Iraq, removing it as a counterforce to Iran.
In 1991, the United States led a coalition of nations that repelled Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, but President George H.W. Bush chose not to try to remove Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein from power. President Bush had several reasons for leaving Hussein in power. Which of the following was NOT one of them? Group of answer choices American oil companies had a good working relationship with Hussein's government and President Bush feared that overthrowing the government would cost him the support of the oil industry in his re-election campaign. An attempt to overthrow the government could have caused other Arab countries to terminate their support for the military action against Iraq. Overthrowing the government could have resulted in a long term commitment of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, leaving the United States with no clear strategy for exiting. The United States saw Iraq as a valuable counterforce to Iran in the Middle East and overthrowing the government would have destabilized Iraq, removing it as a counterforce to Iran.
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In 1991, the United States led a coalition of nations that repelled Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, but President George H.W. Bush chose not to try to remove Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein from power. President Bush had several reasons for leaving Hussein in power. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
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American oil companies had a good working relationship with Hussein's government and President Bush feared that overthrowing the government would cost him the support of the oil industry in his re-election campaign.
An attempt to overthrow the government could have caused other Arab countries to terminate their support for the military action against Iraq.
Overthrowing the government could have resulted in a long term commitment of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, leaving the United States with no clear strategy for exiting.
The United States saw Iraq as a valuable counterforce to Iran in the Middle East and overthrowing the government would have destabilized Iraq, removing it as a counterforce to Iran.
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