THE GULF WAR: The Battle Front : Saudis’ ‘Sons’

Saudi Arabia said it considers Iraqis its “own sons” and blamed their president, Saddam Hussein, for leading them to disaster. Speaking after a Saudi Cabinet session to discuss the war, Information Minister Ali Hassan Shaer said he hopes Kuwait will be liberated with minimum losses on either side. “WE CARE FOR THEM (the Iraqis) like we care for our own sons, if only God did not afflict them with a tyrant, (an) arrogant ruler who has subjected his people and army to disaster. . . .”