Why did US officials decide to leave Saddam Hussein in charge of Iraq after the Persian Gulf War?

A. Saudi Arabia insisted on keeping Saddam Hussein in place.

B. They owed Saddam Hussein favors for his past actions in the Middle East.

C. They had no power to remove Saddam Hussein.

D. They feared that chaos would engulf Iraq in the absence of a strong leader.

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12 August, 08:06

Why did US officials decide to leave Saddam Hussein in charge of Iraq after the Persian Gulf War?

A. Saudi Arabia insisted on keeping Saddam Hussein in place.

B. They owed Saddam Hussein favors for his past actions in the Middle East.

C. They had no power to remove Saddam Hussein.

D. They feared that chaos would engulf Iraq in the absence of a strong leader.

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Liam Fox · Answer 1

the reason why the US officials decide to leave Saddam Hussein in charge of Iraq after the Persian Gulf War is that the:

A. Saudi Arabia insisted on keeping Saddam Hussein in place.

Becker · Answer 2

Option D.

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They worried that anarchy would submerge Iraq in the absence of a strong general, is the right answer.

Persian Gulf War began and persisted in the years between 1990-91 was a worldwide conflict that was caused by the intervention of Kuwait by Iraq on August 2nd, 1990. This intrusion befalls at the time, Saddam Hussein, the ruler of Iraq, planned the invasion and occupation of Kuwait by the apparent intention of acquiring that nation's extensive oil supplies, transferring a huge debt Iraq took from Kuwait and growing Iraqi leadership in the nation. However, after the war, the leaders of the United States decided to leave Saddam Hussein in charge of Iraq as they worried that anarchy would engulf Iraq in the absence of a strong general.