Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 for all of the following reasons except
A) after the long and expensive war with Iran, (1980-1988) , Iraq's economy was troubled.
B) Saddam Hussein was unable to persuade Kuwait and other oil-producing states to curb production and raise oil prices.
C) as the leader of a mostly Sunni Muslim country, Saddam believed that Shiite Kuwait was a threat to . his power because of its links to Iran.
D) Iraq had some territorial claims to Kuwait preceding the Ottoman empire and the British protectorate over Kuwait.
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