Political Developments in Iraq, from the Second Persian Gulf War to the fall of Saddam

In July 1990, Iraq’s all-out attack to Kuwait and occupation of this oil-rich emirate not only surprised the analysis’s and observers of international issues especially after the failure of Saddam’s regime in long-lasting war with Iran, but also forced the states of the world and international community to show direct interference and reaction in this crisis. The battle that is undoubtedly the biggest battle of the twentieth century after the Second World War in terms of equipment and allies. Why Saddam Hussain took such insane action after the failure in war with Iran is the question still discussed and ana-lyzed by the thinkers of international political studies. Some believe that the green light from the US government to Saddam's regime, like the green light of the US to attack against Iran, encourage him to take this action so that the US could intervene more in the region and especially in the Persian Gulf under the excuse of supporting the depen-dent and dominated states, and make this intervention legally and definitive. It is while there is another theory with a stronger argument. Therefore, in this article we intend to investigate the political developments in Iraq, from the Second Persian Gulf War to the fall of Saddam.