Q. In August 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait, the President of the United States was:
Answer: George H W Bush
Notes: In August 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait, the President of the United States was George H. W. Bush. In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, rapidly occupying and subsequently annexing it. After a series of diplomatic attempts failed at convincing Iraq to quit its aggression, the United Nations mandated the liberation of Kuwait by force. For the UN, this was a dramatic decision after years of deadlock during the Cold War. The US President George H.W. Bush hailed the emergence of a ‘new world order’.

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