20 years before 9/11, more than 85 ballistic missiles were fired on Israel and Saudi Arabia, but they did not retaliate; here’s why
Out of nowhere, Iraq fired about 90 Scud ballistic missiles at Israel and Saudi Arabia. This baffled the world. Actually, the idea was to drag Israel into the conflict amid the hope that an Israeli retaliation would prompt the coalition’s Muslim-majority states to withdraw their support and maybe join Iraq.