“Mr. Hussein told his interrogator on one occasion that a principal reason for invading [Kuwait] was his belief that he needed to keep his army occupied. … He distrusted what his restive officer corps might do if they were not otherwise distracted.”
He attacked Kuwait because his army was bored and he was afraid of a coup d’etat? Well, I have to admit that Bush’s reasons for attacking Iraq – oil and revenge for trying to kill Bush’s daddy – were better than that. These guys are all crazy.
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