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xocetaceans

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11. That statement seems quite antihistorical on account of the following facts...
Tue May 10, 2022, 04:14 PM
May 2022

Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990:

1990: Iraq invades Kuwait

More than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers backed up by 700 tanks invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait in the early hours of this morning.

...

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/2/newsid_2526000/2526937.stm)


The Euro was introduced as noted below - almost a decade later - in 1999:

From Maastricht to the euro and the euro area, 1991 to 2002

...

After a decade of preparations, the euro was launched on 1 January 1999: for the first three years it was an ‘invisible’ currency, only used for accounting purposes and electronic payments. Coins and banknotes were launched on 1 January 2002, and in 12 EU countries the biggest cash changeover in history took place.

(https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro/history-and-purpose_en)


It is very difficult to claim that Hussein was not considered an enemy after August 2, 1990. Iraq was not invaded, though, at that time for other reasons.

Anyway, if my statement is incorrect, please show me why it is so.

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