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...bide his time last year while the gulf sheikdoms conspired to strangle Iraq's economy. For that is how he viewed events -- and his perception rests at the heart of the present crisis. Battered by the war with Iran, $80 billion in debt, he expected gratitude from the likes of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for having spared them, as well as himself, the zeal of Khomeini's revolutionaries. He wanted higher oil prices; instead, production in the gulf went up, and his revenues went down. He wanted to lease islands for ports and loading berths on the gulf from Kuwait...
...there is such a compelling cause--the cause of preventing Iraq from wreaking havoc in the Middle East and threatening the safety of the entire world. Allowing Saddam Hussein a way out with a face-saving negotiated settlement will only enable him to bide his time and strike out when Iraq's military prowess is even greater...
Mughniyah seems content to bide his time until the U.S. breaks. But he has not tired of finding ways to press Hizballah's confrontation with the West. Britain's Guardian newspaper reported last month that he was busy organizing mass demonstrations in Lebanon. The cause: demanding Salman Rushdie's death for writing The Satanic Verses...
Having established league superiority by mid-January with an imposing 13-0 ECAC record, the Crimson was able to bide its time for the remainder of the season. Dreams of the national crown it came so close to earning last March played in its head...
...counselors say that members of this year's class have displayed an optimism about career opportunities which sets them apart from other recent Harvard graduates--an optimism that has allowed seniors to bide their time before jumping headlong into traditional career paths...