Saddam urged the Kuwaitis to waive the Iraqi debt accumulated in the war , some $30 billion , but they refused .
The end of the war with Iran served to deepen latent tensions between Iraq and its wealthy neighbor Kuwait .
Saddam urged the Kuwait to waive the Iraq debt accumulated in the war , some $30 billion , but Iraq refused .
The end of the war with Iran served to deepen latent tensions between Iraq and its wealthy neighbor Kuwait .