Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...goals of protecting our moderate Arab allies and insuring the free flow of oil are entirely legitimate. Unfortunately, the result of America's military presence in the Gulf has been increased warfare there and greater restlessness in Kuwait about her security. The only nation which seems to be gaining from American's protection of shipping is, ironically, Iran, which sends almost all of her oil out of the Gulf by supertanker...
...INTERESTS in the Gulf best would be served by forestalling an Iraqui defeat. This would prevent the spread of Iran's Islamic fundamentalistism to the moderate Arab countries who supply much of the West...
...occupied by Iran. An American air strike against the sites would seem the most logical countermeasure. But the nearest U.S. fighter-bombers are on the aircraft carrier Ranger, cruising in the Arabian Sea 1,200 miles from Fao. The jets would have to refuel in midair, since the gulf Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, are skittish about letting them land on their territory for fear of Iranian reprisal. And because the Silkworms are truck-mounted and mobile, there is no guarantee that the U.S. jets would have anything to bomb once they got there...
Even so, examples of success can be found. Fighting in the Arab-Israeli war of 1973 was brought to an abrupt halt when Washington and Moscow co-sponsored a U.N. resolution to force the belligerents to accept a cease-fire. For years Arab gulf leaders have cited that demonstration of what can be accomplished when the superpowers work together. It supports their devout belief, they say privately, that the Iran-Iraq war could be stopped if Moscow and Washington decide to stop...
...observance of the Sabbath, which Jewish scholars have traditionally interpreted as prohibiting almost any activity on the holy day. To accommodate those beliefs, Israeli municipal governments have passed numerous Sabbath-keeping ordinances. In Jerusalem, for example, there is no public transportation on that day. All restaurants, except those in Arab East Jerusalem, are closed, and most forms of public entertainment are banned...