Iraq is to Blame for the Gulf War Although accusations were made by Iraq, that Kuwait was slant drilling and stealing oil from Iraq, it was Saddam Hussein who initiated the first act of war, and attacked Kuwait. Iraq's economy was getting worse after the war with Iran and the war plunged Iraq into a deep financial crisis and debt which Saddam could not pay off. Since the sum was up to 400 billion, Saddam invaded Kuwait as Kuwait was full of resources and it was rich.

Saddam also wanted to lift his own national prestige by showing that he was a liberator. So he wanted to capture Kuwait so he could get funds to pay off the war debt and fund the reconstruction programme that he promised the Iraqi's after the war against Iran. It was the Iraqi choice to later occupy a sovereign nation, and therefore propel the conflict into the Gulf War. Without being instigated by Iraq, the war would not have escalated into a global affair; therefore total blame must be placed on Iraq.