Why the Gulf War Is Not a War of East Versus West

The Gulf War thus began as a war between Iraq and Kuwait, then became a war between the West and Islam. It eventually came to be viewed by many non-Westerners as a war of East versus West. Millions of Muslims from Morocco to China rallied behind Saddam Hussein and acclaimed him a Muslim hero. 75% of India's 100 million Muslims blamed the United States for the war. Indonesia's 171 million Muslims were almost universally against US military action in the Gulf.