These opinions come from the belief that the invasion was caused by Saddam Hussain and not by the Iraqi people.
Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament group known as the Free Iraqi Group, Alya Nsayef, said, “We were hoping to fold the past pages and open new positive relations between the two neighboring countries, considering the mistakes and practices of the former regime.
“Iraq today extends its hands to Kuwait to build a relationship based upon good neighboring relations and to abide by international rules and regulations. But reality, unfortunately, is totally opposite to that due to the insistence of Kuwait to hold the Iraqi people responsible for the invasion which they had nothing to do with.”
Nsayef explained that Iraqi interests today are unfairly treated, and the Iraqi people are being punished by the Kuwaitis due to the insistence of Kuwait demanding compensation, namely by deducting 5 percent of the Iraqis’ food supply.
Kuwait also insisted to continue building Mubarak Port and insists on enacting decision 833, which the Iraqi people have suffered from. According to Nsayef, Kuwait also tried to legislate receiving oil from the joint oil wells at the border. She added that the relations which the new Iraq tried to build with Kuwait were more favorable to Kuwait than Iraq.
She cited Iraq’s attempts to honestly wipe out the policies of the old regime and open a new beginning with their Kuwaiti brothers, citing Iraq’s hopes in receiving the same treatment from the Kuwaiti government. “Unfortunately, we did not find any step in this direction,” she added.
She emphasized the necessity that the Kuwait government and Kuwaiti politicians should give up their old hatred and work for clear intentions, and to deal with the invasion as an invasion designed by Saddam against the wishes of the Iraqi people.
Additionally, Iraqi MP Kathem Al-Shimmary explained that his country is besieged by armed militants dedicated to fighting the legitimate Iraqi government, American and International forces, and has even threatened Kuwait if they continue to build the Mubarak Port.
Al-Shimmary stated that if those armed militants attacked Kuwait, the Iraqi government would then be blamed by Kuwait for not having control over its people.
