Picking up the pieces: reconstructing Kuwait and Iraq. (includes article about Kuwaiti construction contracts) (The Gulf War)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: March 2, 1991 | Copyright information

When the guns stop firing. the destruction they caused can be repaired. Kuwait has both cash and friends. Iraq can expect little outside help as long as Saddam Hussein stays in power

POOR old Kuwait suffered some damage when the Iraqis invaded, more during their occupation, but most when they left. Fleeing Iraqis set fire to Kuwait's oil wells, stores and terminals. They burned the parliament building, the ministries and the museum, and sabotaged power stations and desal...

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