21.   The real lesson is that Japan can no longer remain a bystander in a serious crisis that affects international security, like the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

22.   Those would include the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the start of the Persian Gulf War and the Oklahoma City bombing.

23.   Though their mission is defined as a training exercise, they know that their presence in the region is meant to deter an Iraqi invasion and reassure American allies.

24.   With the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia had invited US troops to fight from Saudi soil and remain there.

25.   A female camel which was lost during the Iraqi invasion has come home after almost six years -- pregnant.

26.   A full Arab summit has not convened since before the Iraqi invasion.

27.   Another sensitive issue is the findings of a parliamentary investigation into why Kuwait was totally unprepared for the Iraqi invasion.

28.   Bahrain is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which stood by Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion.

29.   Behind closed doors at the White House, the president reacted with dismay to reports that U.S. military leaders were lobbying against an Iraqi invasion anytime soon.

30.   Conflicts between the Arab states are at a standstill and have not abated since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.