1921-1922: UK creates Kuwait.
1932: Nominal independence.
1958-1963: Revolution. US trys to remove new leader.
1963: Bloody CIA aided coup.
1968: CIA helps Ba'ath party to take power.
1972-1979: US works against Iraq and betrays Kurds.
1979: Hussein comes to power.
1980-1988: At prompting of US, Iraq attacks Iran. US and others ruthlessy feed brutal war. US & UK arm both sides.
1988: Iran & Iraq agree cease fire.
1988-1990: Kuwaiti actions lead to invasion by Iraq. US blocks a diplomatic resolution.
1991-2002: US & UK attack. US betrays Iraqis & Kurds. US & UK follow war crimes with genocidal sanctions.
2003 onwards: New US & UK war and occupation is brutal, resistance is everywhere. Hussein is captured and executed. Vast numbers die or flee. Western companies get rich.