11258. WHY DID SADDAM HUSSEIN INVADE KUWAIT? Holds that the reasons for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait include Saddam Hussein's desire for pan-Arab leadership and the need to be prepared to continue the fight against Iran. But holds that economic pressures of Kurdish rebellion and lack of oil fields held potential for political trouble for Hussein's Baathist party. 12 pages, 15 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.