WESTERN IN INTERESTS AND THE GULF WAR.

The 1990 crisis that led to the Iraq invasion of kuwait and the 1991 Gulf war that followed was not purely regional. Western Interests contributed to that crisis through competition for the regions resources, particularly oil and its revenues, The West also supported Kurdish seperitism. which contributed to the Iran-Iraq-war Finally, after its war with Iran, the West had percieved Iraq a regional threat that Should be Eliminated, this Chapter starts with Explainig how that Western hegemony develope, particularly British and American oil Interests in the area, this is followed by an Investigation of how the Kurdish rebellion contributed to the Iran-Iraq-war An important part of the chapter is about the relationship between militarism and war, in particular, there is an examination of the influence of the world Military Industry on the development of war in yhe Middle East. visit these websites: for more Info. http://www.gulfwar.1991.com/ http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid-182 Bravo. http://www.islamonline.com/