] About 2,000 Kuwaitis gathered in the capital on Thursday
] to show their support for the U.S.-led war against Iraq
] in the face of what they see as hostile Arab sentiment.
]
] In most Arab countries, anti-war protesters have taken to
] the streets, sometimes chanting slogans criticizing
] Kuwait for providing the main launching pad for the U.S.
] and British invasion of its neighbor.
]
] But Kuwaitis -- still grateful to U.S.-led forces for
] driving out Iraqi occupation troops in the 1991 Gulf War
] -- accuse the Arab world of indulging in knee-jerk
] anti-Americanism and of caring little for ordinary
] Iraqis.
]
] "We want to show that Kuwait is right in the face of the
] public opinion abroad," Salem Shehab, an organizer of the
] rally, said. "We are against the Iraqi regime, not the
] Iraqi people."
]
] "We support our country in this time of war," said
] 17-year-old Nada, who would not give her family name.
] "Most Arab countries are condemning this war. We're
] supporting what the United States is doing to liberate
] the Iraqi people."