What single decision had the greatest effect on history?

30 years ago Saddam hessian decided to go to war against Kuwait because they had arguments about oil prices , they claim that Kuwait took Iraq lands and Kuwait refused to cancel Iraq debts

the war starts at 2 am on 2nd of August 1990

it lasts 4 hours

the 4th strongest army in the world and an army who got a a great experience in battles with Iran

you would be an easy target and piece of cake for them

Kuwait totally fall down as far the rulers of the country ran out of the country and the Iraq regime decided to capture the ranked officers in Kuwait army to convince them that Saddam Husain would rule Kuwait and he’s the only person who would be able to rule them

Saudi sense the danger and they are and Egypt decide to have an emergency conference in how to deal with the crisis

most of Arabic countries agreed to help Kuwait using American forces

by 3 weeks Americans and their allies succeed in their mission and they destroyed the Iraq army and Saddam officially decided to leave Kuwait

This war change the Middle East and the world

In the gulf some jihadists refused to accept that Americans would have troops and military basis

and they decide to attack Americans and that was the major reason why 9–11 happened

in Iraq after few days later when the war ends Iraq Shia decide to go to the revolution against saddam’s

in few months the regime killed over 80,000 people

United Nations with support of United States decides to Imposed the economic sanctions against Iraq

the consequences were disaster

many of Doctors, specialists, highly educated and businessmen decided to leave the country

Unemployment was high , lack of medical supplies and diseases from lack of clean water

Reports shows that around 500,000 child death due for the sanctions

after the American invasion

Iraq become unstable country much likely a country that an easy spot for terrorists and terrorism

After 2011 when Americans left

Iran occupied the country

8 years of war and one million Iraqi deaths during the gulf war was all for nothing

Iraq was an easy target for Iranians because of lack of strong leadership and many of Iraqi government were loyal to Iran and their ideology

From a wealthy nation in recourses , strongest army in the Middle East and a developed country

it was considered as second world country in terms of safety and stability and high gross income

after the war it was considered to a 3rd world country

Lack of safety and lower incomes

a sad thing happens because of one Irrational decision