Gulf War Recalled as a Great Moment

Still full of bluster 10 years after the Persian Gulf War, President Saddam Hussein pronounced the conflict a great moment in Iraq’s history--ignoring his crushing military defeat and the country’s withered economy. Hussein offered an apocalyptic account of the “mother of all battles” that made only passing reference to the U.S.-led bombing campaign launched Jan. 17, 1991, and the lopsided ground war that chased demoralized Iraqi troops out of Kuwait. Iraq’s enemies were “stamped with disgrace and shame that will never disappear until doomsday,” Hussein said.