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Contributor: Fleabag
Date: 2003-03-05 20:48:42
The US Ambassador to Iraq in 1990, April Glaspie, was summoned to meet with Saddam Hussein on July 25. Glaspie said, " I have direct instruction from the president to seek better relations with Iraq".
Later in the meeting Glaspie told Saddam "But we have no opinion on Arab-Arab conflicts like your border disagreement with Kuwait." She went on to say that the US would insist on a non-violent settlement."I received an instruction to ask you, in the spirit of friendship-not in the spirit of confrontation-regarding your intentions."
Source: The Commanders
Author:Bob Woodward, 1991
Later, Glaspie said 'about 80% of what was published was true'. Many felt that the US had given the 'green light' to Saddam to invade Kuwait. The US says he misinterpreted their overtures.
God forbid that the US government would deceive anyone for their own ends.
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