Saddam Hussein instigated the Persian Gulf War with his invasion of Iraq's next door neighbor Kuwait on August 2, 1990. The introductory segment of this edition of History In A Nutshell sets the stage by highlighting the background behind Saddam's invasion of Kuwait: debts incurred from the Iran-Iraq War, and Iraq's difficulties paying back its creditors from that conflict.

Originally released by South Carolina ETV Network, 2021. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 11, 2024.