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| Axis of Evil |
| Kuwait doesn't buy Iraq's line... |
| 2002-09-02 |
| Kuwait became the first Arab state to signal support for a US-led military coalition against Iraq, in marked contrast to the caution shown by other countries in the region. Probably because they were Iraq's 19th province for awhile... The Kuwaiti foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Salem al-Sabah, told The Telegraph: "While Saddam Hussein continues to keep Kuwaiti prisoners of war, and continues to televise threats against Kuwait, we consider the war against Iraq to have never ended." Shucks, it's only been twelve years... A Kuwaiti government official said: "If America asks for support Kuwait will give it. I expect the same response from all Gulf states. There may be the need publicly to be anti-war, but under-the-table deals are being struck." Sounds good to me. I knew there was some reason I like the al-Sabahs... A spokesman for the deputy prime minister's office said: "The Kuwaiti people are tired of living under the constant threat of aggression from Iraq. Those people who say that sending weapons inspectors into Iraq may be a solution to the current crisis are not those who are living within reach of his missiles and his chemical weapons. How can we feel safe with Saddam Hussein next door?" No way I can think of... Dr Masaad Shlash, of the department of sociology at Kuwait University, a prisoner in Iraq after the invasion, said: "Look at Saddam's treatment of his own people. He's the closest thing the Middle East has to Hitler." Only without Hitler's warmth and good humor... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 ...und Der Fuhrer was a better dancer! |
| Posted by: Jennie Taliaferro 2002-09-02 21:19:52 |