Four years ago, the King backed Iraq and allowed his country to be used to circumvent the international embargo against it.

France, like many other Western countries, strongly backed Iraq in its war against Iran.

He had lost the financial support of the Gulf nations after he backed Iraq in the Gulf war.

Jordan, despite not supporting the occupation of Kuwait, was accused of backing Iraq.

Kuwait has been backing Iraq both with oil money and with the use of its ports to ship in Soviet-made arms.

Yemen has backed Iraq in the crisis.

Jordan backed Iraq in the Persian Gulf war.

Kuwait financially backed Iraq during the eight-year war with billions of dollars in aid.

Kuwait is a target of Iranian wrath because it has backed Iraq in the war.

With most major powers backing Iraq at that time, economic isolation caused even more reasons for the inhabitants to leave the city (and the country).