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The Kaaba, which Muslims believe was built by Abraham and his son Ismail as a monotheistic house of worship, is considered Islam's most sacred site. Believers around the world face the Kaaba during their five daily prayers. Muslims don't worship the Kaaba, but view it as a metaphorical house of God.
Six weeks after Iraq invaded Kuwait, President George H.W. Bush went before a joint session of Congress on this day in 1990 to lay out the administration’s response to the attack.
With a large U.S. military buildup already under way in the Middle East, the president outlined a series of goals. They included the unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi forces, the restoration of the Kuwaiti government, the promotion of security and stability in the region and the safety of U.S. citizens trapped in Kuwait and Iraq.
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“Iraq will not be permitted to annex Kuwait,” Bush told the lawmakers in the presence of foreign diplomats, including the Iraqi ambassador. “And that’s not a threat, not a boast. It’s just the way it’s going to be.”
When it was a French colony, Haiti was called Saint-Domingue.
