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Baghdad Operations Center @ statement. According to Hussein, a Kuwaiti government was established after the invasion and included a prime minister and various other ministers. Hussein denied that Iraqi RCC member Ali Hasan Al-Majid was appointed Governor of Kuwait. He added that the Kuwaiti cabinet decided to "join the Iraqis." When questioned whether the Kuwaitis were given a choice, Hussein asked whether Iraqis were given the choice to voice their opinion regarding the recent war against Iraq. He continued that Iraq's acts with respect to Kuwait were more logical than the United States position on Iraq in the most recent war. Hussein stated the designation of Kuwait as the 19th Province was "deserved and logical." In 1961 or 1962, then Iraqi President Qassem wanted to make Kuwait a district of Iraq. ' >§; Hussein emphasized that he has already explained why no other actions were taken to avoid the invasion as well as the reasons Kuwait was designated the 19th Province. The political solutions for this matter were completely removed when America attacked. Hussein claimed Iraq "would have gone the other way" if the United States had not attacked. With political solutions withdrawn likely to "laughing stock" of the especially reluctant to the 19th Province. The was not to withdraw and that Iraqi forces would exhausted, two options remained. Iraq could have from Kuwait, with attacks against their forces not stop during the withdrawal. Iraq would have been the world. Iraqi forces would have been fight if Kuwait had not been declared as other solution, and the appropriate one, to declare Kuwait as the 19th Province so fight with greater vigor. @7a 6 .