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Special Analysis: How Iran reaped the rewards of Saddam’s 1990 Kuwait invasion graphic

Analysis: How Iran reaped the rewards of Saddam’s 1990 Kuwait invasion

  • Invasion transformed Iraqi dictator from a necessary bulwark against Iran to an international pariah 
  • The events unleashed a three-headed hydra of sectarianism, terrorism and militancy across the Middle East
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