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History

��� On July 17, 1990 Hussein, the leader of Iraq, accused Kuwait of oil overproduction.� Then on July 25 the U.S. ambassador to Iraq told Hussein that the Iraq/Kuwait dispute shouldn't affect the United States.� On August 2 the United Nations ordered Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. The U.S. also stopped sending supplies to Iraq and Kuwait, which all led up to the Gulf War.

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Theories

��� There are two possible theories for the causes of the Gulf War syndrome.� One theory is that stress is the cause. This is the theory that the government backs up.� The other theory is that chemical agents caused the syndrome. � According to a scientific panal called the Presidential Advisory Committee, stress is the� most likely cause for the syndrome.