The War on TerrorOn August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded the small oil-rich country of Kuwait on its southeastern border. Iraq argued that Kuwait was a long-standing province from the 1800s and early 1900s, whose lands belonged under Iraq's control, a so-called province. Saddam Hussein also claimed that Kuwait was pumping oil from an oil field that was located on the border between the two countries and belonged to Iraq. After gaining control of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein was able to eliminate his previous debt to Kuwait and obtain its substantial oil wealth, approximately 10% of the world's oil supply. Regardless of the reasons behind the invasion of Iraq, under international law, none of Iraq's claims against Kuwait justified its invasion of that country. The world's perception of Iraq was one of greed, where Saddam Hussein had taken the defenseless country of Kuwait for its oil wealth in order to secure his own power with OPEC and among his own people. The United Nations Security Council immediately imposed a trade embargo on Iraq and called for withdrawal from Kuwait. When Saddam Hussein failed to comply, a global coalition of 39 countries, led primarily by the United States and the United Nations, was ordered to act. Airstrikes soon began followed by a full-scale ground invasion, which technically lasted until the end of February 1991, in which Saddam Hussein's forces were completely removed from Kuwait. Naturally, the world led by the United Nations and the United States condemned Iraq's actions. . However the real truth behind the issue is economics. The United States, along with other industrialized nations, had a substantial economic interest in Kuwait's oil riches. If Iraq had acted more intelligently in acquiring Kuwait and not presented a sheet of paper slowly and efficiently, the world would have continued to support the cause and the Arab-Israeli conflict would have been resolved. they must resolve under international pressure. Terrorism has always been a problem, but until the September 11 attacks, the United States had never been affected on such a large scale. The world had also become quite complacent in its understanding of what terrorist groups were capable of, and had realized that everyone is susceptible to terrorist acts, even the mightiest superpower. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the United States led the war to remove them because of its own interests, and now the United States has realized that it must take charge of the fight against terrorism and aggression around the world because it is the the only power capable of guiding such a vast cause. And, if it wants to maintain global cooperation in matters of this nature, it must not discriminate.