Let's disregard that the USA encouraged Sadam to invade Kuwait and implied he would face no recourse if he did.

Would you have been okay with Russia going to Iraq's aid when the USA invaded the second time? You think it's fine if Russia not only fought American troops in Iraq, but bombed the USA as well? That would have been defense by your logic, since that's exactly what the USA did to Iraq in 1991.

Fascinating worldview indeed.