[The_Rorschach]

". . .the invasion of Kuwait. . . "

The Kuwaiti's were engaging in lateral drilling into Iraqi oil deposits, which was the mainstay of the Iraqi economy at the time. Personally, I see Saddam's actions as being totally resonable - That is to say in theory, because he was hardly fighting to safeguard his people's financial security, nonetheless hostilities were justifiable. If Saddamn Hussein had been, say, more like Pierre Elliott Trudeau, I rather greatly doubt the United States would have felt any need to interfere.