Operation Desert Storm

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This paper takes a look at the role of Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Storm. According to the paper, the Saudi royal family was harshly criticized as being a traitor to Muslim countries and Muslim values, for the role it played in the Gulf War. The paper goes on to discuss how, due to the fact that Saudi Arabia is home to some of Islam's most sacred shrines, the royal family's acceptance of US military troops on Saudi territory was not regarded well by Islamic communities.

From the Paper:

"Agreeing to become the ally of US and the coalition forces during the Gulf War was seen by extremist movements and Islamic opponents of the Saudi royal family as an act of betrayal of Islamic values. Perhaps if the terrorist cells that later terrorized the world were not belonging to Saudi Arabia and were not operating from its territory, Saudi involvement in the war wouldn't have been seen as an act of betrayal. But since this was not the case, the royal family was regarded as fraternizing with the enemy of these terrorist groups and so, the position against the royal family was strong and firm."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kostiner, Joseph, State, Islam and opposition in Saudi Arabia: the post desert storm phase, July 1997, found on http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/1997/issue2/jv1n2a8.html ;
• Margolis, Eric, bin Laden was right : Saudi royal family are "Traitorous American Stooges", August 8, 2005, found on http://edstrong.blog-city.com/bin_laden_was_right__saudi_royal_family_are_traitorous_ameri.htm ;
• Background note: Saudi Arabia, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, October 2006, found at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3584.htm ;
• Osama bin Laden, 2001, found on http://www.adl.org/terrorism_america/bin_l.asp ;
• Osama bin Laden, found on http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/crime/terrorists/osama-bin-laden/ .

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