In fact. he has only rallied to their cause when doing so furthered his main goal of becoming the preeminent leader in the Arab worldthe next Nasser. Second. Saddams invasion of Kuwait resulted in great hardship and suffering for many Palestinians living in Kuwaitthousands have lost their savings and their homes and have been forced into refugee camps in Jordan and other countries. And finally. to argue that Iraqs attack on Kuwait was somehow on behalf of the Palestinians and that Israel should somehow be forced to pay the price of that invasion is simply ludicrous. Kuwait is no friend of Israel. in fact. it remains in a state of war with Israel. and it has funneled billions of dollars to PLO terrorist groups over the years.