One difference between this crisis and the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait is that this time there are more friends and family in Kuwait. This is a mixed blessing; one hand it gives us a feeling of solidarity but on the other hand it just gives us more people to worry about... like my 88 year old grandmother. We went over for our weekly Thursday lunch just to retain a sense normalcy for her, but I do worry. Forunately she lives next door to my 3 uncles so she is well taken care of.