 Complete the following phrase:  In August 1990, Saddam Husseins Iraqi government invaded Kuwait; Gorbachev endorsed President Bushs condemnation of it. This brought criticism from many in the Soviet state apparatus, who saw Hussein as a key ally in the Persian Gulf and feared for the safety of the 9,000 Soviet citizens in Iraq, although Gorbachev argued that the Iraqis were the clear aggressors in the situation. In November the Soviets endorsed a UN Resolution permitting force to be used in expelling the Iraqi Army from Kuwait. Gorbachev later called it a watershed in world politics, the first time the superpowers acted together in a regional crisis. However, when the U.S. announced plans for 