NEW YORK – It was 20 years ago this month that Saddam Hussein, then the unchallenged ruler of Iraq, invaded Kuwait. What ensued was the first great international crisis of the post-Cold War era, one that, in less than a year, led to the liberation of Kuwait, along with the restoration of its government.
NEW YORK – Il y a vingt ans ce mois-ci, Saddam Hussein, alors leader incontesté de l’Irak, envahissait le Koweït, donnant lieu à la première grande crise internationale d’après la Guerre froide.