Word: arabized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Another problem we could not bypass was the territorial and economic disputes between Iraq and Kuwait. Once again, according to our proposals, Saddam would know ahead of time that talks with the Kuwaiti leadership about these disputes would be organized within an Arab framework -- but only after the withdrawal of Iraq's forces from the entire territory that was under Kuwait's sovereignty until...
...became absolutely clear that one of the main elements of such a security system had to be a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Without such a settlement, it would be impossible even to define the borders of the neighboring countries, to say nothing of ensuring their safety...
...East. What was immediately evident to us was that while taking an interest in the details, Ross listened to my explanation in a reserved way, if not to say quite negatively. The main idea -- making Iraq understand that once troops were withdrawn, we would be ready to discuss the Arab-Israeli issue in order to resolve the Palestinian problem -- drew a decidedly negative response...
...relations with him. Bush asked many specific questions, and he took notes. It was obvious that some of my observations and judgments did not coincide with the point of view of the President. For example, he was very doubtful that there was growing support for Saddam in the Arab world...
...Saudis and Kuwaitis have aided poorer Arab states in the past, but their postwar funding will be hedged. "Bad economic policy, too socialist in its orientation, has kept those countries poor," says Ali al-Khalifa al-Sabah, Kuwait's Finance Minister. "We want to see true market economies develop," says a Saudi finance official. "Our aid from now on will be mainly structural in form. If we can get those countries on their feet financially, a lot of the underlying instability in the region can be alleviated...