Iran's attempted annexation of Kuwait in 1990 can be described as
A) a means of restoring to Iraq a province that had been separated by the British after World War II.
B) being supported by large-scale demonstrations in Kuwait City.
C) a justified undertaking after Hussein reached a diplomatic agreement with Saudi Arabia.
D) the most clear-cut case of aggression against an independent state in half a century.
E) remaining in effect until George W. Bush initiated the Second Gulf War in 2003.
D
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a. nativist c. philanthropic b. precarious d. bilingual
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A) an informal tool of presidential power B) a formal tool of presidential power C) the constituting of a "kitchen cabinet" D) all of the above E) a concurrent power
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a. criminals b. pacifists c. free riders d. communists