Examining the Gulf War through the eyes and in the words of those who played major roles

Head of Iraqi Military Intelligence

Q: If Saddam Hussein had captured the Emir of Kuwait....?
al Samarrai: Certainly had they captured the Emir, he would have done very very bad things that never come out of a normal person. I think he would have kept them in jail and killed them by poisoning one by another...

Iraq's Foreign Minister

Q: You thought Iraq could take on America?
Aziz: We were pushed into a fatal struggle in the sense of a struggle in which your fate will be decided...

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