Question

Why does President Bush believe that pursuing an Arab solution to the Kuwait invasion is no longer possible? Secretary of State Baker was rebuffed by Arab leaders at the meeting in Geneva. The United Nations and the US Congress have both given up on diplomacy. Middle Eastern leaders have demanded military action. Saddam Hussein is unwilling to leave Kuwait despite the efforts of Arab leaders.

Answer 1

Answer: Saddam Hussein is unwilling to leave Kuwait despite the efforts of Arab leaders

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Answer 2

Secretary of State Baker was rebuffed by Arab leaders at the meeting in Geneva.

Explanation:

• Iraq invaded Kuwait on 2 August 1990. The Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had long kept plans for the land, riches and oil of Kuwait. The invasion defied international law, and Iraq control of Kuwait's oil supplies worried the Bush administration. Arab countries joined the United States at the outset of the occupation to form a alliance in order to force Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait or face the repercussions.
• The condition had not yet improved after months of agreements and diplomatic attempts. Iraq was reluctant to withdraw from Kuwait, and George Bush's administration was not persuaded that Hussein might possibly be swayed by the economic sanctions.
• In November the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 678, which allowed the Member States, "with all appropriate means," to make the withdrawal of Iraq from Kuwait,  by 15 January. As the deadline was approaching, Bush often spoke of the situation in moral respects and cast Saddam Hussein as the quintessence of evil, emphasising the dictator's violations of human rights
• President Bush made a suggestion in December to make sure that the govt had exhausted  all peace measures and diplomatic efforts; he wanted to use war as a final option. Bush recommended sending State Secretary Baker to Iraq to visit Hussein in an effort to find a solution. However, the President made it clear that the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait was absolute and unconditional. Though Baker eventually got to Geneva in Switzerland to meet Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz,  the negotiations went nowhere with Hussein rebuffing Bush's efforts.