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Why did Iraq invade Kuwait in 1990?

A.Kuwait refused to pay the $14 billion that it owed Iraq.
B.Sadam Hussein believed that Kuwait was "slant drilling" into Iraqi oil fields.
C.Kuwait defended Iran during the Iran-Iraq War.
D.Iraq depleted its oil supply and, as a result, was going into debt.

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D . iraq depleter ect ...
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In 1990 Iraq accused Kuwait of stealing Iraqi petroleum through slant drilling, although some Iraqi sources indicated Saddam Hussein's decision to attack Kuwait was made a few months before the actual invasion.
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