Word: iraq
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Iraq was seeking better relations with the U.S., why would it plot to assassinate George Bush? Though most found the circumstantial evidence compiled by U.S. intelligence to be compelling, Iraqi officials claim the plot was fabricated by the Kuwaitis and seized upon by Clinton to raise his standing at home -- a suspicion widely shared by foreign diplomats in Baghdad, who harbor reservations about U.S. Ambassador Madeleine Albright's presentation to the Security Council. "The proof given by the Americans was not very convincing," said the senior diplomat. "Confessions of people still on trial are not acceptable...
...years since the Gulf War, American policy toward Iraq has been ineffective," notes a European diplomat. "They were aiming to get Saddam Hussein out of power. They have not. They wanted to compensate Kuwait and finance U.N. operations through oil sales; they have not. Furthermore, American propaganda has failed to convince the Iraqi people that the sanctions are the fault of their own government...
...despite the Tomahawks that hit Baghdad last week, Saddam is likely to remain in power, even as his people become more dispirited. Says a diplomat in Iraq: "The more you beat him, the stronger he becomes." That is a dilemma Bill Clinton seems no closer to resolving than George Bush...
Attack on Iraq...