Yes. I misspoke.
The war was fought in Kuwait, Iraq, and areas immediately bordering Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi's were afraid of losing control of their contry (and it's oil fields) to the Iraqi's. The Iraqi's set the Kuwaiti oil fields on fire. The Saudi's feared the same would happen to them.
The US (military) defended the Saudi borders and oil fields......and gets the thanks of the Saudi's at the gas pumps every day.
Thanks for making me look closer at my post.