US missiles rained down on Baghdad into the weekend, while Arab opposition to the campaign mounted. Even nations that supported the United States in the past, including Kuwait, stopped short of endorsing this attack. The 22-member Arab League planned an emergency meeting, and street protests erupted in Egypt, Jordan, and in the West Bank. Moslem clerics joined the chorus exhorting an end to the rain of bombs before the start of Ramadan this weekend.
Arabs Unifed in Opposition
US missiles rained down on Baghdad into the weekend, while Arab opposition to the campaign mounted. Even nations that supported the United States in the past, including Kuwait, stopped short of endorsing this attack. The 22-member Arab League planned an emergency meeting, and street protests erupted in Egypt, Jordan, and in the West Bank. Moslem clerics joined the chorus exhorting an end to the rain of bombs before the start of Ramadan this weekend.
