Word: arabized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Such faint hopes seem far removed from the immediate risks of Saddam Hussein's possible demise. Several gulf rulers are exasperated by what they see as Washington's lack of concern about the consequences of an Iranian invasion of Iraq. Indeed, some Arab analysts believe that Saddam Hussein's forthcoming battle could prove to be the most crucial military encounter in the Middle East in recent times. They predict that a Khomeini sweep into Iraq, conducted with the backing of the Soviet Union, would establish a pro-Iranian regime in Iraq that would then make its peace...
...sheikdoms, as well as Saudi Arabia's oil-rich eastern province, particularly if encouraged by Khomeini militants who are so imbued with the notion of a Shi'ite holy crusade. As Iran's military machine gathers its strength at the Iraqi frontier, the leaders of the Arab gulf states are beginning to fear that such a hypothetical possibility is drawing closer to reality every day. -By William Drozdiak. Reported by Murray J. Gart and Dean Brelis/Baghdad
...Iran-Iraq War: Until June 29, we were inside Iranian territory. [Iraq invaded Iran on Sept. 22, 1980, claiming full sovereignty over the Shatt al Arab waterway.] As we declared, our army pulled back to the international border. The Iranians have not responded to our peaceful attempts. We had hoped that Iran would put into effect a cease-fire and enter into negotiations. The Iranian regime faces two choices: either its troops remain where they are, engaging in artillery exchanges, or they try to penetrate our territory. If they attack, they will fail. They will not be capable of imposing...
...Costs of the War: During the war the work force was reduced by 40% to 45% because the men were sent to the front. If you are talking about the financial situation, we have taken loans from some of our Arab brothers [about $20 billion was provided by gulf states for the Iraqi war effort]. Bankruptcy is not a possibility. If we are required to stop any of our development projects to meet battlefield requirements, we shall...
...Israeli Invasion of Lebanon: I believe the bitterness caused by the invasion cannot yet be evaluated, but it will have consequences contrary to those that the planners of this dirty operation had imagined. We reaffirm the saying: we are always with any Arab, wherever he may be, against any foreigner if he is an aggressor against Arabs...