U.S. Policy Towards Iraq
1991-03-21T22:34:13-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTlhXC8wMTcxOTktbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The committee heard testimony from April Glaspie, former U.S.
Ambassador to Iraq, on the U.S. policy towards Iraq before the
beginning of the Persian Gulf war. Ms. Glaspie has generally been
considered the Bush Administration’s scapegoat for the U.S. policy of
appeasement of Iraq before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2,
1990. A transcript released by Iraq of a July 25 meeting between
Amb. Glaspie and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was used by Iraq to
claim that Amb. Glaspie told Saddam the U.S. would not be concerned
if Iraq entered Kuwait.
Ambassador Glaspie had not made a public appearance since the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait, which some attributed to the fact the Iraqi
transcript was fundamentally accurate. A senior administration
official was quoted by the New York Times shortly after the release
of the Iraqi transcript as saying the transcript was "fundamentally
accurate." In an appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations
committee on Marc
Ambassador to Iraq, on the U.S. policy towards Iraq before the
beginning of the Persian Gulf war. Ms. Glaspie has generally been
considered the Bush Administration’s scapegoat for the U.S. policy of
appeasement of Iraq before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2,
1990. A transcript released by Iraq of a July 25 meeting between
Amb. Glaspie and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was used by Iraq to
claim that Amb. Glaspie told Saddam the U.S. would not be concerned
if Iraq entered Kuwait.
Ambassador Glaspie had not made a public appearance since the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait, which some attributed to the fact the Iraqi
transcript was fundamentally accurate. A senior administration
official was quoted by the New York Times shortly after the release
of the Iraqi transcript as saying the transcript was "fundamentally
accurate." In an appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations
committee on Marc
The committee heard testimony from April Glaspie, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, on the U.S. policy towards Iraq before the beginning o… read more
The committee heard testimony from April Glaspie, former U.S.
Ambassador to Iraq, on the U.S. policy towards Iraq before the
beginning of the Persian Gulf war. Ms. Glaspie has generally been
considered the Bush Administration’s scapegoat for the U.S. policy of
appeasement of Iraq before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2,
1990. A transcript released by Iraq of a July 25 meeting between
Amb. Glaspie and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was used by Iraq to
claim that Amb. Glaspie told Saddam the U.S. would not be concerned
if Iraq entered Kuwait.
Ambassador Glaspie had not made a public appearance since the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait, which some attributed to the fact the Iraqi
transcript was fundamentally accurate. A senior administration
official was quoted by the New York Times shortly after the release
of the Iraqi transcript as saying the transcript was "fundamentally
accurate." In an appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations
committee on Marc close
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