Resident george h. bush was able to convince u. n. forces to invade iraq in a military effort known as "operation desert storm" because nations feared a)iraq's leader saddam hussein planned to invade saudi arabia next, which was an important u. s. ally. b) iraq's leader saddam hussein's invasion of kuwait was an attempt to control the oil in the persian gulf. c) iraq's leader saddam hussein threatened to join forces with iran and create a militant islamic federation. d) iraq's leader saddam hussein was working with the terrorist group al qaeda to develop biological weapons of mass destruction.