David Cameron hits out at critics of Britain's arms trade | Politics | guardian.co.uk

Back when Sadaam invaded Kuwait, the problem was not that Kuwait lacked weapons, it was that the soldiers ran away and left the USA to come an rescue them. This included the highest class of Kuwaiti young men and royal suns, and the Kuwaiti ruling government who took off to London, Switzerland and Monte Carlo to stay in luxury until the war was over.

David Cameron hits out at critics of Britain's arms trade | Politics | guardian.co.uk

On the 20th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, it is right that the emirate should be allowed to defend itself. "The idea that Kuwait should not be able to have its own armed forces that are able to defend its own country and take part in the defence trade in that way – I find an extraordinary argument for us to make when we extended such help to Kuwait and when British service personnel played such a huge role."