Kuwait's government is sealing off nearly a quarter of the country - including the area near the Iraqi border - to the public as U.S. and Kuwaiti soldiers train ahead of a possible showdown with President Saddam Hussein. Kuwaiti authorities say the move, which takes effect Saturday, is intended to safeguard the public during ongoing military exercises in the country's northwestern desert. But Kuwaiti officials say privately that the closure is also designed to protect U.S. troops after shooting incidents in which one U.S. Marine was killed.
Maybe it's intended for both things. The gunnies who killed the Marine didn't walk away from their next encounter, did they? |