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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: Brumar89 who wrote (23620)5/19/2004 1:29:49 AM
From: Thomas M.Read Replies (1) of 81568
 
Actually, Kuwait was part of the Ottoman Empire for a little while. Yes, Iraq's claim to Kuwait is disputed, but it makes a decent analogy.

By the way, this idea has not been buried:

Stunned Kuwait Demands Clarification From Iraq Over New Land Claims

Sunday, February 22, 2004

KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait, invaded and occupied by Saddam Hussein's army, expressed amazement and concern over new territorial claims from Iraq and demanded clarification from the interim Governing Council over statements attributed to its current president.

"The State of Kuwait followed up the statement with concern and amazement. We are awaiting clarification from the interim Governing Council of brotherly Iraq about the truth of the statement and its aim," the state-run KUNA news agency quoted an official source as saying.

It was Kuwait's first official reaction to the council's president, who said Saturday that Baghdad could consider territorial claims over neighboring Jordan and Kuwait in the future.

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