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Pentagon briefers told Congress that allied bombing raids were creating large craters at Iraqi air fields and interrupting command and control systems, but that the damage was being quickly repaired. Much of Saddam's military machine remained intact...
Total, unconditional withdrawal seems the least likely choice, but it cannot be entirely ruled out. It would keep Saddam's army, chemical and bacteriological weapons and nuclear potential intact; the U.S. has already promised publicly that the anti-Saddam coalition will not attack Iraq if its troops leave Kuwait. Bush has even hinted that Iraq could negotiate its border disputes with Kuwait and perhaps get an international conference on the Palestinian problem convened. Saddam might view these as sufficient concessions to enable him to continue posturing as the strongman of the Middle East. On the other hand, recalls a Bush...
...fought Israel ran to the U.N. for a cease- fire resolution as soon as Jerusalem's superiority was manifest, such a resolution must await a complete military victory. In the present case, that means the destruction of Saddam's chemical, biological and nuclear war- fighting capabilities. To leave those intact after punishing Saddam into withdrawing from Kuwait would be folly...
Then, what will happen--will Saddam Hussein hesitate to use against Israel the weapons of mass destruction he has already used against fellow Muslims? Don't count on it. Be assured that whatever happens, if the United States leaves the Gulf with Iraqi power intact (even if Iraq withdraws from Kuwait), there will be a Middle East war within a few years--a much more devastating...
Meanwhile, a peaceful Palestinian settlement would remove a major stumbling block to stability in the Middle East. Even with the Iraqi war machine relatively intact, Hussein would have little cause to use it against Israel. Europe, the Soviet Union and the U.S. would stand united behind U.N. resolutions guaranteeing security for all states, including Israel. This crisis has made all too clear how a peaceful solution to the Palestinian issue is a prerequisite for Israel's own security...