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...sense -- the ability to damage Iraq's economy -- the embargo and blockade are undeniably working. Iraq is especially vulnerable to sanctions; its foreign-exchange earnings depend almost entirely -- some 95% -- on oil exports, and shipments have been shut off, depriving Baghdad of more than $1.5 billion in sales every month. Its imports of food and industrial goods have also been squeezed to less than 10% of the quantities Iraq consumed before its invasion of Kuwait last August...
...matter of principle, any Israeli retaliation is certain to be far more punishing than the damage caused by an Iraqi attack. The degree will depend on the number of Israeli casualties and whether Iraq uses chemical weapons. If an Iraqi strike is largely symbolic, causing little or no damage, Jerusalem is expected to calibrate its response accordingly, hitting a few select targets, including the missile bases in western Iraq. Or it may acquiesce to pressure from Washington...
...Arab People, everything will depend on how the war goes." Nadav Safran, Albertson professor of Middle Eastern studies said. "If it is over quickly and resolved quickly, it will blow over. If it gets messy, there may be some serious consequences...
When it is noted that the U.S. imports very little oil from the region, advocates of intervention respond that Western Europe and Japan depend on Gulf oil. The United States is allegedly acting to protect these economies by intervening. France and Germany, however, wish to negotiate with Iraq if the U.S. will not, offering to discuss the Palestinian issue of Iraq withdraws from Kuwait. Japan has offered Iraq aid in exchange for withdrawal...
Obviously, the main priority of these countries is to avert a war that would threaten the resources on which their economies depend...