An economic embargo was attempted in an effort to place pressure on Saddam Hussein when he invaded Kuwait in 1990 prior to a military solution being implemented.

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This is true. The United Nations imposed an economic embargo on Iraq in August 1990, after Iraq invaded Kuwait. The embargo was intended to pressure Iraq to withdraw its troops from Kuwait peacefully, but ultimately failed to achieve its goal, and a military solution was implemented with the Gulf War in 1991.

An Economic Embargo Was Attempted in an Effort to Place