President Saddam Hussein said on the 10th anniversary of the Gulf War over Kuwait on today that Iraq would emerge victorious in its struggle against the United States.
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President Saddam Hussein
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"Iraq has triumphed over the enemies of the (Arab) nation and over its enemies. It will triumph in all the remaining rounds with the help of God because it has achieved its triumph inside its soul, its conscience, its heart and its mind," the Iraqi leader said in a taped televised address to the nation.
"On a day like this day 10 years ago, evil and all those who made Satan their protector lined up in one place, facing those who represented the will to defend right against falsehood and who had God as their protector," he said.
"The missiles and bombs of aggression hit everything material and suitable as target for their weapons. Much dear blood of the dear ones was shed."
He identified the evildoers as the western powers in the US-led coalition that drove Iraqi troops from Kuwait and inflicted devastation on Iraq.
But Saddam made no mention of Kuwait or Arab countries who took part in the war against Iraq. "How can I give names (of Arab coalition members) and count? How can I say and open the wounds?"
Reuters