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Line 8: − − ===Slant Drilling=== − Kuwait was participating in "slant drilling" where they were essentially drilling and collecting the oil beneath Iraq. Since Iraq was so dependent on oil revenues, Saddam viewed this as theft.
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===Loan Dispute===
===Loan Dispute===
Kuwait loaned Iraq $8.2 billion during the Iran-Iraq war, a sum that Hussein did not think he would be expected to repay. When Kuwait refused to pardon the debt, the friendship between the two countries began to strain.
Kuwait loaned Iraq $8.2 billion during the Iran-Iraq war, a sum that Hussein did not think he would be expected to repay. When Kuwait refused to pardon the debt, the friendship between the two countries began to strain.
===Miscommunication with the United States===
===Miscommunication with the United States===