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Iraqi President's Broadcast on withdrawal ¹

Following is the text of address on Iraqi radio by President Saddam Hussein, on Feb. 26 for Iraqi troops' complete withdrawal from Kuwait:

          In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. O great people: O stalwart men in the forces of Jihad and faith, glorious men of the mother of battles: O zealous, faithful, and sincere people in our glorious nations, and among all Muslim and all virtuous people in the world: O glorious Iraqi women.

          In such circumstances and times, it is difficult to talk about all that which should be talked about and it is difficult to recall all that which has to be recalled. Despite this we have to remind of what has to be reminded of, and say part a principal part of what should be said.

          We start by saying that on this day our valiant armed forces will complete their withdrawal from Kuwait.

          It was an epic duel which lasted for two months, which came to clearly confirm a lesson that God has wanted as a prelude of faith, impregnability and capability for the faithful, and a prelude of an (abyss), weakness and humiliation which God Almighty has wanted for the infidels, the criminals, the traitors, the corrupt, and the deviators to be added to this time, is the time of the military and non-military duel, including the military and the economic blockade.

          On Iraq and which lasted throughout 1990 until today and until the time God Almighty wishes it to last before that, the duel lasted, in other forms, for years before this period of time. It was an epic struggle between right and wrong: we have talked about this in detail on previous occasions.

          It gave depth to the age of the showdown for the year 1990 and the already elapsed part of the year 1991.

          Hence, we do not forget, because we will not forget this great struggling spirit, by which men of great faith stormed the fortification and the weapons of deception and the croesus treachery on the honorable day of the call. They did what they did within the context of legitimate deterrence and great principled action.

          GOD'S WILL: All that we have gone through or decided within its circumstances obeying God's will and choosing a position of faith and chivalry is a record of honor, the significance of which will not be missed by the people and nation and the values of Islam and humanity.

1 A. G. Noorani, The Gulf Wars, Documents and Analysis, Konark Publishers PVT LTD, Delhi, 1991, pp. 342-343.

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