Kuwait paid tribute to former US president George HW Bush yesterday, saying his support during the first Gulf War “will not be forgotten”.
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1525 Views | the publication reaches you by | Kuwait OnlineIn the wake of the war, many stuck bumper stickers on their cars of Mr Bush standing in front of an American flag, and a few even named their children after him.
“I cried when I heard the news about his death.”
In a letter to Donald Trump, Emir Sheik Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah praised Mr Bush’s “historic and courageous stance … and his rejection of Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait from the early hours”.
His support “will remain in Kuwait’s collective memory and will not be forgotten. On behalf of the Kuwaiti government and people, I express my deepest condolences and utmost sympathy.”
After dictator Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, Bush deployed hundreds of thousands of US troops to the neighbouring kingdom of Saudi Arabia — urging other countries to do the same.
A US-led coalition expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait in a lightning campaign at the beginning of 1991.
Abu Fahad, a Kuwaiti army officer during the invasion who declined to give his full name, said he was “very saddened” by Mr Bush’s death.
“He stood by us even though he was not a Muslim,” he said.
Mr Bush visited oil-rich Kuwait in 1993 and was hailed as a “guest of honour”.
Tributes have poured in online for Mr Bush following news of his death. “We will never forget you,” Twitter user Manal wrote.
Lights at the landmark Kuwait Towers were set to be shut off and replaced with an image of Bush with Kuwaiti and US flags, the emirate’s information ministry said.
The Gulf nations of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman also sent letters of condolence to Donald Trump and Mr Bush’s son, former president George W. Bush.
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The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This excludes the non-Arab state of Iran. All of these nations except Iraq are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
