[Mudboy Slim]

"Iraq could produce as much oil as Saudi Arabia."

Is that actually true?! I was under the impression that one of the reasons Hussein went into Kuwait was because Iraq's reserves were relatively paltry in comparison to some of her neighbors.

FReegards...MUD

[Dane]

Is that actually true?! I was under the impression that one of the reasons Hussein went into Kuwait was because Iraq's reserves were relatively paltry in comparison to some of her neighbors

Iraq has the second largest reserve of oil in the world and a good infratructure could have them producing up to 7-9 million barrels a day, I beleive.

The reason saddam went into Kuwait and then into Saudi Arabia was to corenr the oil market. Saddam used the paltry reserve as an excuse to invade Kuwait.