You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
P. J. O'Rourke
Question
What would have happened if Israel retaliated to the attacks set forward by Iraq?
Kuwait and the Gulf War, 1991
•Aug. 1990 Iraq invades Kuwait
•“No more Munichs” proclaimed by George Bush Sr. and place sanctions on Iraq to pull out
•30 countries join in a coalition against Iraq (including some Arab countries)
•USA made sure Israel wouldn't join for fear of losing the Arab support - Iraq attacked Israel to sabotage
•Kuwait liberated after 4 days (90,000 Iraqi casualties)
•Bush did not invade Iraq or remove Saddam in fear of losing the Arab support
•Threat of poison and gas high
•Saddam tried to get Israelis involved by firing SCUD missiles at them
•“No more Munichs” proclaimed by George Bush Sr. and place sanctions on Iraq to pull out
•30 countries join in a coalition against Iraq (including some Arab countries)
•USA made sure Israel wouldn't join for fear of losing the Arab support - Iraq attacked Israel to sabotage
•Kuwait liberated after 4 days (90,000 Iraqi casualties)
•Bush did not invade Iraq or remove Saddam in fear of losing the Arab support
•Threat of poison and gas high
•Saddam tried to get Israelis involved by firing SCUD missiles at them
Summary
a war waged by a U.N.-authorized Coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.