In this research, Walid Khalidi provides an overview of the Gulf crisis which erupted in the Summer of 1990, and addresses vital questions relating to its origins and consequences, such as: what caused Iraq to occupy Kuwait? Why do some Arab leaders and certain sectors of Arab public opinion sympathize with Saddam? What is Saddam's strategy? Khalidy, who is a leading authority on Middle Eastern history and the Arab-Israeli conflict, combines in his approach a retrospective...
In this research, Walid Khalidi provides an overview of the Gulf crisis which erupted in the Summer of 1990, and addresses vital questions relating to its origins and consequences, such as: what caused Iraq to occupy Kuwait? Why do some Arab leaders and certain sectors of Arab public opinion sympathize with Saddam? What is Saddam's strategy? Khalidy, who is a leading authority on Middle Eastern history and the Arab-Israeli conflict, combines in his approach a retrospective analysis with a somber warning about the catastrophic consequences for all concerned of an all-out military confrontation.