Twenty years ago, in the weeks that preceded Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, many observers saw signs of a looming crisis. But Arab and Western players somehow managed to convince themselves that things would not get out of hand.
二十年前，在伊拉克入侵科威特之前几周，许多观察家看到了危机来临的迹象。 但是阿拉伯和西方国家却以某种方式成功地说服自己局势不会因此失控。