THE GULF WAR: The Political Front : Profile: Khalid ibn Sultan
WHO: Overall commander of the 150,000-member Arab and Islamic forces in Saudi Arabia.
AGE: 41
EDUCATION: Britain’s Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst; Auburn University; U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
QUOTE: Of the Iraqis after Khaji: “It is tragic that so many good people should be driven to death by their leaders.”
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