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Document 6
George Bush, after Iraq invaded Kuwait, 1990s
6.
According to this document, what two reasons did President George Bush give for the United
States protecting Kuwait? [1,1]
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Reproduced from the June 2001 United States History and Government Regents Exam
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… Our action in the [Persian] Gulf is about fighting aggression and preserving
the sovereignty of nations. It is about keeping
our word… and standing by old friends.
It is about our own national security interests and ensuring the peace and stability of the
entire world. We are also talking about maintaining access to energy resources that are
key, not just to the functioning of this country but to the entire world. Our jobs, our way
of life, our own freedom [and that] of friendly countries around the world would all
suffer if control of the world’s great oil reserves fell into the hands of that one man,
Saddam Hussein.
So, we
’ve made our stand not simply to protect resources ore real estate but to
protect the freedom of nations.
We’re making good on long
-standing assurances to
protect and defend our friends
… We are striking a blow for the principle that
might
does not make right. Kuwait is small. But one conquered nation is one too many.