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King Hussein of Jordan engaged in diplomatic efforts involving Saudi Arabia, including discussing Iraqi troop movements near the Saudi border [1], negotiating with King Fahd of Saudi Arabia regarding the Kuwait crisis {fact:3, fact:4}, and debating the threat posed by Iraq to Saudi Arabia [2].
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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 6 facts
accountOn August 3, 1990, King Hussein of Jordan visited Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, where the Iraqi President indicated he was prepared to make major compromises, including a potential withdrawal from Kuwait, and stated he had signed a nonaggression pact with Saudi Arabia.
accountKing Fahd of Saudi Arabia initially refused the U.S. offer of troops, expressing confidence in King Hussein of Jordan's efforts to negotiate an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait before the scheduled Arab mini-summit on August 4, 1990.
accountThe London-based Mideast Mirror reported that King Hussein of Jordan brought a peace proposal from Iraq to President George H.W. Bush, in which Saddam Hussein expressed willingness to negotiate a withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait, provided that U.N. sanctions were lifted and the U.S. military buildup in Saudi Arabia ended, with the exception of the restoration of the al-Sabah clan in Kuwait.
perspectiveKing Hussein of Jordan argued that if Saddam Hussein had intended to invade Saudi Arabia, he would have moved immediately when the Saudi army was small and untested.
accountKing Fahd of Saudi Arabia told King Hussein of Jordan that the failure of the Jidda conference was the fault of the Kuwaitis, and King Hussein believed the Kuwaitis sabotaged the summit and that the note from the Emir of Kuwait to the Crown Prince was authentic.
accountKing Hussein of Jordan was shown satellite pictures of tanks moving along roads near the Saudi/Kuwaiti border and claimed that the Saudis "pressed the panic button" upon seeing them.