Volume 37, Number 17 · November 8, 1990
How Saddam Is Dividing the Arab World
By Shaul Bakhash
When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait on August 2, he cynically did so in the name of Arabism and of all 'zealous Arabs who believe the Arab nation is one nation.' He justified his grab for Kuwait's oil resources and financial assets as a means of restoring 'Arab' wealth to its supposedly true owners, the entire Arab people. His Revolutionary Command Council equated any attack on Iraq with an attack on 'the Arab nation.'
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