many people through that the gulf war was a war about oil they thought this because some of the biggest oil producing country’s  in the world where involved. the country’s involved in the conflict made around 50 percent of the worlds oil. because the us were the biggest super power in the world they thought that they could sort out the problems in the gulf this did not go as expected.

the first Persian gulf war 1990-1991

this happen just after the cold war. in the summer of 1990 Iraq lead by Saddam Hussein armed with the worlds sixth largest military invaded Kuwait from multiple reasons.

they were in debt so they thought that Kuwait oil could solve their problems.

they also thought that Kuwait were taking their oil.

they also thought that Kuwait were flooding the market with cheap oil to stop Iraq from get richer.

the us being the biggest superpower had to respond. led by president bush america assembled a coalition of nations from around the world to defend Saudi Arabia from Iraqi militants.the UN decide to make a trade embargo to make Iraq leave they did not so the UN unforced desert shied where they armed missiles then desert storm which would bomb Iraq for several months.this cause Iraq the become disarmed and had it oil sails limited however sadam stayed in power .