Peace in the Gulf

Was peace with a gulf

Saddam Hussein – was he sane?

Swoop down and captured Kuwait

United States troops landed in Saudi Arabia

Battle ships were on patrol

Fighter bombers traversed the skies

The fate of Iraq laid in a balance

The Middle East became a 

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Oil, big bucks, and lives were at stake

Countries in the United Nations pled for justice

President George Bush made his push

What would be our bill in the Gulf?

How did this event impact the Palestinian question?

Would Arabs turn against Arabs?

It was hot in the desert sand

The sun heated things up daily

There was a yearning for cool running water

Instead illusive justice flowed

Diplomacy was disrupted

Who bargained with whom?

Terrorism became the game

With humans as decoys

World leaders made their move

The heart beat of the free world quickened

Guns blasted away

Humans worldwide continued to breathe in bated breath

The war was on