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Saddam's War of Words: Politics, Religion, and the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait

Saddam's War of Words: Politics, Religion, and the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait

Long, Jerry M.

Paperback

General Middle Eastern HistoryGeneral Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 0292702647
ISBN13: 9780292702646
Publisher: Univ Of Texas Pr
Published: Apr 1 2004
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.98
Language: English

From a Western perspective, the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991 largely fulfilled the first President Bush's objective: In, out, do it, do it right, get gone. That's the message. But in the Arab world, the causes and consequences of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait and his subsequent defeat by a U.S.-led coalition were never so clear-cut. The potent blend of Islam and Arab nationalism that Saddam forged to justify the unjustifiable--his invasion of a Muslim state--gained remarkable support among both Muslims and Arabs and continued to resonate in the Middle East long after the fighting ended. Indeed, as this study argues in passing, it became a significant strand in the tangled web of ideologies and actions that led to the attacks of 9/11.

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