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...exaggerating his own role during the ) conflict ("One has to wonder whether there was no one else in the Gulf War picture capable of doing anything right") and challenging his account on specific points. Among them: the prince says Schwarzkopf's claim to have "orchestrated the liberation of Kuwait City" is untrue; the prince and his Arab forces did it. The flap is not likely to disappear. The prince notes: "I will be addressing some of these issues in my own book in due course...
...issue appeals to Clinton and Perot as they look for ways to undermine the one area where Bush's reputation remained strong. In the final debate, Perot lobbed a bombshell -- with no supporting evidence -- claiming Bush had given Saddam a secret green light to seize the northern part of Kuwait. Al Gore charges that Bush's inept policy before the invasion "not only struck the match" that ignited the war but also "poured gasoline on the flames...
Arab states ranging from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to Libya quickly pledged up to $180 million in aid, and Japan promised to donate $600,000. Although most of Cairo's more modern buildings came through the quake relatively unharmed, there were scenes of terrible devastation, particularly in the older neighborhoods. But Egypt's ancient monuments, including the Sphinx and the Pyramids, survived unscathed...
...sale worth perhaps $4 billion. Responding to a letter from the President to the Emir, the Kuwaitis decided to buy 236 U.S.-built Abrams tanks instead of British Challengers. Granted, the circumstances were special. After Desert Storm, perhaps no nation is more anxious to retain American goodwill than Kuwait. And few gestures would win more presidential gratitude than a contract just before the election that will preserve 5,900 jobs in the vote-rich states of Michigan and Ohio...
...Justice Department must now endure the attentions of an "independent counsel," drafted by Barr to investigate the roiling dispute between his department and the CIA over whether the government obstructed the investigation of an illegal scheme to funnel $4 billion to the Iraqi regime before the invasion of Kuwait...