Schwarzkopf Legacy in Middle East is Mixed

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General Norman Schwarzkopf (L), saluting Lt-General Sultan Hasim Ahmed of Iraq (R) following talks to discuss terms of a ceasefire and surrender, January 17, 2001. (Photo: Reuters)

General Norman Schwarzkopf (L), saluting Lt-General Sultan Hasim Ahmed of Iraq (R) following talks to discuss terms of a ceasefire and surrender, January 17, 2001. (Photo: Reuters)

General Norman Schwarzkopf, who died yesterday at age 78, is remembered in the US as the man who led allied forces to victory in the Gulf War of 1991.

Americans largely see the war as liberating Kuwait from Saddam Hussein.

But the view from the Middle East is a bit more complex.

We speak with Al Jazeera reporter Jane Arraf.

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