What sparked the 1991 Persian Gulf War?

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Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 sparked the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, claimed that Kuwait was historically a part of Iraq and accused Kuwait of destabilizing the region by overproducing oil and driving down prices. Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait, prompting the United States and a coalition of other countries to launch Operation Desert Storm in January 1991 to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait.

What Sparked the 1991 Persian Gulf War