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...object of Iran's attack: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. What Saddam Hussein had to say in TIME ("The chances for peace appear slim") turned out to be all too prophetic. Last Tuesday the Middle East's second war began. Gart and Brelis had traveled to Amman to interview King Hussein of Jordan, a close ally of Iraq. "The King likes and respects TIME, and knew both of us from previous meetings," says Brelis. Says Gart: "He didn't show it, but the King was a busy, deeply disturbed leader. Fellow Arabs were taking a beating...
...paradoxical symbolism of Jerusalem flickers all through its commercial life. Just across the street from the Damascus Gate, near the East Jerusalem bus station, which still displays signs announcing the nonexistent express bus to the Jordanian capital of Amman, the British Bank of the Middle East stands apparently abandoned. Its front windows are covered by rusty metal shutters, the shutters covered with Arab handbills. "The Israelis wanted the bank to stay open," says an Arab wise in local charades, "but then it might be closed down in all Arab countries. So the manager remains here to do business...
Weinberger said little until his plane reached the Jordanian capital of Amman. But then he declared that he "favors" the sale of U.S. mobile Hawk antiaircraft missiles and F-16 fighters to Jordan. The Israelis were aghast at the prospect of these weapons in the hands of an unfriendly state that has rejected all overtures to join the Camp David peace process. Haig, returning to the U.S. from a trip to Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and Rumania, just as Weinberger was getting back from Amman, hastened to assert that "there was no specific request [from Jordan for U.S. arms], no offer...
Meanwhile, I was becoming convinced that the Soviets were seeking to fish in troubled waters. I learned from our Ambassador in Amman, Dean Brown, that the Soviets had urged Jordan's King Hussein to enter the battle. Later in the day an appeal by Brezhnev on similar lines to President Houari Boumedienne of Algeria was made public. "We can't let the Soviet Union get away with this," I told the WSAG. I warned Dobrynin against encouraging other nations to enter the conflict...
After a quick stop in Oman, Weinberger flew on to Amman for a talk with Jordan's King Hussein, an old U.S. ally whose friendship has been waning since the signing of the Camp David accords 3½ years ago. The U.S., which has long been Jordan's principal arms supplier, has recently been concerned about Hussein's decision to order 320 SA-6 surface-to-air missiles from the Soviet Union. Even though that deal has already been made, Weinberger tried to sell the King on the idea of buying the U.S.-built Hawk missile...