My question is why did we even go in the first place in the Gulf War?
So one Arab country attacked another, why was that our concern?
“My question is why did we even go in the first place in the Gulf War?”
Briefly, to stop evil from flourishing and being exported from the region. W did that, and BO is reversing what he did.
Iraq took over Kuwait and invaded parts of Saudi Arabia. It had an impact on the entire region including a global strategic commodity—oil—that affects the world economy. Our strategic national interests were at stake.