Asked by armando

Why did US and coalition troops try to stop Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait?
The United Nations would fail without Kuwait’s support.
The world depended on Kuwait for oil.
Stopping Iraq would remove Hussein from power.
Stopping Iraq would ensure peace in the Middle East

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The world depended on Kuwait for oil.

Coalition forces intervened mainly to protect global (and regional) oil supplies and to prevent Iraq from seizing huge Kuwaiti oil reserves and threatening neighboring oil-producing states; they also acted to uphold international law and restore Kuwait’s sovereignty.