ويرى الفريق أن سوء إدارة الكويت للموقع كان السبب المباشر للضرر الناشئ، مما يقطع سلسلة السببية بما يعفي العراق من مسؤولية الضرر.
In the view of the Panel, the mismanagement of the site by Kuwait was the direct cause of the resulting damage, and this broke the chain of causation so as to relieve Iraq of liability for the damage. The Panel, therefore, finds that the alleged environmental damage at the Umm Ar Russ site was not a direct result of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait.