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Iraq's Invasion Of Kuwait Turning Point In US Mideast Policy - Diplomat
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
KUWAIT, Feb 16 (KUNA) -- Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 marked a turning point in the US's Middle East policy, particularly towards Gulf Arab states, American diplomat Richard Haass said on Sunday.
Haass, who served as a close advisor to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, under President George W. Bush's administration, told a foreign ministry-organized seminar that US foreign policy back then faced challenges in shoring up national support for the military operation to liberate Kuwait, especially at a time where Washington was still feeling the ramifications of the Vietnam war, he said.
When the incursion into Kuwait in the wee hours of August 2, 1990 morphed into a full-blown invasion, the diplomat recalled that US political leaders then ultimately agreed that a military intervention was necessary to halt the aggression.
At Sheikh Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute, Haas reminisced about the role of Kuwait's then-ambassador to Washington Sheikh Saud; ratcheting up US and international support for a military intervention to rid Kuwait of the Iraqi invaders, saying that former president Bush was determined to liberate Kuwait through military means even if the move failed to garner congressional support.
Haas underlined that history would always remember Washington's contributions towards the liberation of Kuwait; while the event should serve as a lesson in how crucial the role of diplomacy is in preserving national security and stability. (end)
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Haass, who served as a close advisor to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, under President George W. Bush's administration, told a foreign ministry-organized seminar that US foreign policy back then faced challenges in shoring up national support for the military operation to liberate Kuwait, especially at a time where Washington was still feeling the ramifications of the Vietnam war, he said.
When the incursion into Kuwait in the wee hours of August 2, 1990 morphed into a full-blown invasion, the diplomat recalled that US political leaders then ultimately agreed that a military intervention was necessary to halt the aggression.
At Sheikh Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute, Haas reminisced about the role of Kuwait's then-ambassador to Washington Sheikh Saud; ratcheting up US and international support for a military intervention to rid Kuwait of the Iraqi invaders, saying that former president Bush was determined to liberate Kuwait through military means even if the move failed to garner congressional support.
Haas underlined that history would always remember Washington's contributions towards the liberation of Kuwait; while the event should serve as a lesson in how crucial the role of diplomacy is in preserving national security and stability. (end)
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