Originally posted by GScholz
Very unlikely.
I wonder if the USA would have gotten Iraq to leave Kuwait without the support of the Arab nations?
Very unlikely.
Thats funny.
By "Arab nations" may I assume that you mean those other than Kuwait and Saudi Arabia? Because those had a clear reason to want Saddam attcaked circa 1991, UN or no UN. Unless you are saying the UN convinced Kuwait that they should want to be liberated, or Saudi arabia that they want to to be protected from one of the worlds largest armies massing on their borders just after conquering another neighbor?
If I'm assuming right, then please do tell what Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, qatar, Bahrian, UAE and the PLO could have REALISTICALLY done to stop the USA from attcaking Saddam and driving his invasion forces from Kuwait.
Would they have joined the Iraqi lines in Kuwait? Attcaked US ships in the Gulf or Med? Cut off oil when IIRC the saudis were giving it to us for free and paying for much of the war? Lemme see, what does Egypt choose, billions of dollars in US aid or siding with saddam against the America?
What could they have done? Whine in the UN as the USA vetoed nay of thir resolutions? Protested in the streets in support of the secular Saddam invading Kuwait and poaaibly the holy land of Saudi Arabia?
What could they have done GS to stop the US Military from removing Saddam from Kuwait as long as the Saudis and Kuwaitis logically wanted us there?