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Saddam's War of Words: Politics, Religion, and the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait by Jerry M. Long (Paperback, 2004)

From a Western perspective, the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991 largely fulfilled the first President Bush's objective: In, out, do it, do it right, get gone. That's the message. But in the Arab world, the causes and consequences of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait and his subsequent defeat by a U.S.-led coalition were never so clear-cut. The potent blend of Islam and Arab nationalism that Saddam forged to justify the unjustifiable - his invasion of a Muslim state - gained remarkable support among both Muslims and Arabs and continued to resonate in the Middle East long after the fighting ended. Indeed, as this study argues in passing, it became a significant strand in the tangled web of ideologies and actions that led to the attacks of 9/11. This landmark book offers the first in-depth investigation of how Saddam Hussein used Islam and Arab nationalism to legitimate his invasion of Kuwait in the eyes of fellow Muslims and Arabs, while de-legitimating the actions of the U.S.-led coalition and its Arab members. Jerry M.Long addresses three fundamental issues: how extensively and in what specific ways Iraq appealed to Islam during the Kuwait crisis; how elites, Islamists, and the elusive Arab street, both in and out of the coalition, responded to that appeal and why they responded as they did; and the longer-term effects that resulted from Saddam's strategy.

Author
Jerry M. Long
Publication Name
Saddam's War of Words: Politics, Religion, and the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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