Kuwait, one of the wealthiest countries in the world, gave Saddam over $14 billion to help him fight Iran and Saudi Arabia gave Saddam $1 billion every month for almost 2 years to help the war effort. The money they gave Saddam that helped him destroy his own country has to be paid back, and they want Baghdad to pick up the tab.
Thankfully my surname is neither Al-Saud or Al-Sabah but if it was I would be ashamed to ask for this money. I would probably hold my head down in shame and apologize to the Iraqi people for the damage my family inflicted on them. But no, the Saudi and Kuwaiti royal families are apparently not content with what they already have and they have their greedy eyes set on Iraq's wealth. They have the nerve, cheek and gall to demand the new democratically elected government for the billions they gave the dictator to help kill more people.
Dr So'ad Al-Sabah, the cousin of the Emir of Kuwait, wrote a famous poem titled "Poem of love to the Iraqi sword". Here are a few lines:
I am a women who decided to love Iraq,
Why Iraq?
...
Because the mornings here are like no other mornings.
Because wounds here do not look like wounds.
...
Why does Baghdad fight for our lands on our behalf?
And defends our gates on our behalf?
And protects our wealth on our behalf?
Why does an Iraqi die carrying a message?
...
Why do I love Iraq, why?
I wish I had a choice.
Was Baghdad not a shield for the Arabs?
And a wall for the Mongols?
She read out this poem in Baghdad on 26th November 1985, in the middle of the Iraq-Iran war while the Kuwaiti royal family was sending billions of dollars in aid to Saddam...how ironic and tragic it is then, that less than 5 years later this Arab protecting "Iraqi sword" was to find a new target...them!
It amazes me that most of the non-Arab 'kaffir infidel' countries have written off the debts while our Arab Muslim friends will not rest until they take their piece of the pie. I have some advice to these Arab countries: Start setting up your embassies in Baghdad, that way you can constantly harass the Iraqi government for your money.
I'm not so sure what the official Iranian demand is now but a few years ago they wanted Iraq to pay a "substantial" amount in reparations for the $1,000 billion (thats $1 trillion right?) in damages. I am in the mood to give free advice, this time for the Iraqi government: When Tehran wants you to pay them for the Iraq-Iran war you should cut a deal with them. Tell them Iraq is willing to pay (in full and in cash) for the damages suffered by Iran in the first 2 years of the war if Tehran pays for the damages suffered by Iraq in, lets just say, the last 6 years of the war. If the Iraqi government isn't bothered for deals, they can just give them the finger and tell them most of the damages they suffered was because of Khomeini's arrogance and not Saddam's stupidity and so the Iraqi people don't feel it is their religious duty to pay for the bills.
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Sounds good to me, Hayder. If Iraq is to pay Iran anything for Saddam's destruction and aggression during the Iran-Iraq war, Iran should be repaying Iraq for the destruction its surrogate forces have brought upon the Iraqi people first.
Why should the Iraqi people today, have to suffer for the sins committed by a brutal dictator many years ago? The Arab states should focus a little more on the well-being of their fellow human beings and less time focusing on Iraq's cash, right? Iraq is at a serious crossroads fighting terrorism (and they are winning at this time)--the last thing the government in Baghdad should be concerned with is making payments to its greedy neigbors, especially while car bombs and suicide attacks continue to target Iraqi cities on a regular basis.
Here's another good compromise...how about the Arab states, like Saudi Arabia, Syria, Libya etc. do more to help put an end to the Sunni insurgency before Baghdad gives them a blank check? The destruction brought upon the people of Iraq emmotionally and physically by AQI and the so-called "resistance" overwhelms anything Iraq owes its "brotherly" neighbors.
Kuwait, Saudi, Bahrain...your day is coming
Nice rant, maybe rationality would help rather than sarcasm. As for your bias against Sayyid Khomeini I guess old habits die hard.
As for the Arab States and the money they are demanding, I wonder why does the US not help there and solve this riddle given that US has common ground in both sides?
"As for your bias against Sayyid Khomeini"_____I think anyone who has looked at a picture of Khomeini would be "biassed" against him. If ever evil was written all over a face, it is his. Mean, angry, bitter and arrogant.______And then, one can read his poisonous remarks, urging death and destruction all over. A very bad man, who did great damage to Iran
anonymous I wasn't being sarcastic at all. Khomeini dragged the war on in 1982 when there was a real chance to end it and it is a joke that the Iraqi people have to pay the bills.
Anonymous, are you "A follower" on SC?
Yes I am.
Good post, as always, Sayyid Haidar.
There are many khomeini ass kissers on ShiaChat
Did Saudi Arabia & Kuwait choose to give the money to Saddam or did Saddam ask for the help?
Likewise, every nation has their own interest.
Tomorrow, when the US does another 1991 run, 10 or so years later another 'eyeraki' blogger would sign on and exclaim how 'shameful' so and so should be........
With all due respect, don't you think its now about time Iraqis stopped blaming others for their problems. I have no desire in causing any offence, apologies if it may have come across as so.
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I think its irrelevant whether Saddam begged for the money or the Kuwaitis and Suadis and Jordanians and Emirates and Qataris threw it at him. The point is they gave it to him and now they want money that is supposed to go for the reconstruction of Iraq.
A lot of Iraq's wealth is being stolen by Iraqi politicians and that is not just as bad as the Kuwaitis and Saudis wanting the money back but worse. So I agree the Iraqi's are to blame first but that doesn't mean the rest of the world is guilt-free.
The Iraqi people have to pay the billionaire sheikhs of the khaleej who lavished Saddam with gifts and money? The least the Arabs can do is pretend that episode of history never happened.
It is quite funny how ppl assume that I, 'A Follower' from SC post anonymously names.
This is my blogger id and next time I do make a post on the blog look for this id. I do not need to post anonymously to make my views known :)
The only reason I am posting is to make it known about the assumptions against me otherwise I have no reason to make a comment.
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This is worth repeating: "Thankfully my surname is neither Al-Saud or Al-Sabah but if it was I would be ashamed to ask for this money. I would probably hold my head down in shame and apologize to the Iraqi people for the damage my family inflicted on them. But no, the Saudi and Kuwaiti royal families are apparently not content with what they already have and they have their greedy eyes set on Iraq's wealth. They have the nerve, cheek and gall to demand the new democratically elected government for the billions they gave the dictator to help kill more people."
mojo I just realised now after reading your post you beat me to it.
Yes, but all I did was copy & paste articles. You actually wrote a good post! It is funny though you called your post "Our Arab Friends" and I called mine "Our Arab Brothers".
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