Saddam still had an experienced and well - equipped army , which he used to influence regional affairs .
Saddam complained to the U.S. State Department that Kuwait had slant drilled oil out of wells that Iraq considered to be within its disputed border with Kuwait .
Saddam still had an experienced and well - equipped army , which Saddam used to influence regional affairs .
Saddam complained to the U.S. State Department that Kuwait had slant drilled oil out of wells that Iraq considered to be within its disputed border with Kuwait .