Word: capitulationism
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Or perhaps he will do nothing at all -- just wait for war. Or even strike first. In theory at least, Saddam's options run from capitulation -- that is, the total and unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait that the U.N. demands -- to deliberately precipitating Gotterdammerung. Assessing which he is likely to choose...
By sticking single-mindedly to the warpath, the Bush Administration hopes to scare Saddam into accepting its terms for Iraq's capitulation. But the White House knows that Saddam gets much of his news from CNN. He hears the loud and cacophonous tones of dissension emanating from Congress, and they...
But what exactly will the U.S. and Iraq talk about? Everything and nothing, it seems. During his midday press conference last Friday, Bush said Baker would be prepared "to discuss all aspects of the gulf crisis," words that appeared to telegraph the possibility of a face-saving compromise. But there...
But after 12 months, 15 months, an embargo will indeed begin to "bite." If applied for long enough, the will of the Iraqis to resist will decline steadily, the chances of Hussein's overthrow will rise and the potential impact of a desperate Iraqi attack anywhere will be less and...
Meanwhile, down below, the forces aligned against Saddam are growing increasingly restless. Nowadays the talk is mainly about when, not if, there will be war. House Armed Services Committee chairman Les Aspin said last week the Bush Administration appeared to be "looking more and more favorably on the war option...