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...immediate financial cost of the war will depend on the length of the fighting and the generosity of its allies. But the expense of maintaining peace in the Persian Gulf will scarcely end once the guns fall silent. Even if Pentagon planners decide against replacing most lost equipment, the services are likely to clamor for more high-tech weapons like the Stealth fighters and Patriot antimissile systems, which have become media stars of the conflict. Moreover, the U.S. will probably need to keep a large garrison force in the region. Washington may soon have to stop dithering and decide...
...long as the Middle East remains a highly visible problem area, we are likely to need more sources of government and private funding," the center's director says. "Whether they will be forthcoming will depend on the situation after...
...decision to cut funding may depend on convincing legislators that public scholarships for private institutions are justified, Casey says, explaining that many members of the State House deny that the scholarships are a top priority, since students have the option of attending public universities if they cannot afford the more expensive tuition costs of private institutions...
...only reason to make war is to make peace at the end," says Mohamad Milhem, an executive-committee member of the Palestine Liberation Organization. "If at the end there is instability and no peace, what is the point in making war?" The shape of the postwar order will depend to a great extent on how the various parties embroiled in the conflict survive the cataclysm of the battle...
Much will depend on how Washington behaves in the aftermath of war. A quick withdrawal of American forces would give the lie to a loony, but widespread, Middle East conspiracy theory: that the U.S. provoked the gulf crisis -- actually encouraged Saddam to invade Kuwait -- in order to colonize the region. The degree to which Washington pressures Israel to withdraw from the occupied territories and, ultimately, give the Palestinians a homeland will also determine the level of American credibility in the region...