Word: iraq
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...divisions are rooted in economic self-interest. The Saudis speak for a bloc of almost empty desert countries with huge oil reserves-Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates-that want to keep prices down and sales high. Algeria, Iraq and Libya, with relatively smaller production and reserves, want to get the most for their oil; they are talking up increases as high as 25%. Most outside experts guess that OPEC will eventually compromise...
...resolved that distracting obstacle to peace, Lebanon's civil war. For another, the October Arab summits at Riyadh and Cairo left Western-oriented moderates-principally Sadat, Syrian President Hafez Assad and Saudi Arabia's King Khalid -in undisputed control over Arab strategy. The so-called rejectionists like Iraq and Libya, which oppose a permanent settlement with Israel, emerged largely discredited...
Lose Face. Israeli fears were heightened by an announcement last week that Syria and Iraq had agreed to defuse their own border tensions. That would mean that at least one of Syria's two divisions on the Iraqi border could be redeployed closer to Israel. The Israelis were also concerned about reports that Syria was moving antiaircraft missiles into Lebanon. Israel considered that a threat, since no planes have been involved in a major way in the Lebanese fighting. Both Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Ambassador to Israel Malcolm Toon cautioned Israeli officials not to push Damascus...
...Iraq and Libya, the main representatives of the rejectionists among the Arab countries, have been considerably neutralization by the latest developments. To a somewhat lesser extent this is also true of Syria and Russia. The neutralization presents an excellent opportunity for a dialogue with the moderates in the Arab world--a confrontation which would neutralize the radicals even further...
...Riyadh meeting had been at odds with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, spoke glowingly of "this good land of Egypt" and praised "my brother Sadat." Lebanese Delegate Najib Dahdah attacked Hammadi for interfering in the internal affairs of his country-ignoring the fact that Syria has interfered considerably more than Iraq. In the end, the Arab League members-with Iraq voting against the Riyadh endorsement-agreed on a plan that will allow Lebanon's President Sarkis to choose soldiers from any state that offers them. So far, troops have been offered by Saudi Arabia, North and South Yemen, the United...