During the cold war, some of america's attributes included:
atheistic system
multiple political parties
capitalist economy
single political party
judeo–christian system
economy based on socialism

Why did un coalition troops battle iraqi forces in 1991? iraq had invaded saudi arabia, along with its other border nations.iraq had invaded kuwait, which was a major source of the world's oil.the united nations wanted to remove saddam hussein from power.the united nations wanted to prevent the trade of illegal drugs.