Nizar Hamdun Events (3) July 25, 1990 and After: US Ambassador Scapegoated for Giving Iraq Permission to Invade? 1990-07-25 July 27, 1990: Bush Letter Equivocates on Likely Response to Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait 1990-07-27 Early August, 1990: US Embassy in Baghdad Prepares for Possible Iraqi Assault