Word: iraq
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...IRAQ: The Odd Couple...
Attacking Iraq could also be messy. Bush would prefer to use unmanned Tomahawk cruise missiles. But he would probably have to send in aircraft as well, and U.S. pilots could be killed or taken prisoner. Saddam could retaliate with the several hundred Scuds he is believed to possess, attacking Israel in the hope that it would strike back and thus strain Washington's ties to Arab allies like Egypt and Saudi Arabia...
According to Bush's campaign strategists, even a victory over Iraq would probably lose votes by underscoring the President's devotion to foreign policy at the expense of the pocketbook issues that matter most this year. Renewed Persian Gulf fighting, says a campaign official, promises to be "a lose-lose proposition for us. It could turn out badly, and we'd look incompetent. And even if it turned out well, a lot of people might think our priorities are misplaced...
...Saudis' abhorrence of publicity. B.C.C.I. flourished because it could provide cover for deals between nominal enemies, especially in the arms trade. The demand for these services was particularly keen in the Middle East, especially when Israel and Arab states were involved. When American arms destined for Iran and Iraq passed through Israel, for example, B.C.C.I. was frequently the broker and financier. One such transfer involved Iraq's acquisition of Silkworm missiles from China in the mid-1980s. Fahd, worried that Iran was winning its war with Iraq, sought missiles for Saddam Hussein's regime, but was rebuffed...
...Nations, the three-week showdown over whether a U.N. inspection team would gain access to the Iraqi Agriculture Ministry ended. Baghdad agreed to admit a team of inspectors -- with one important catch: the building would still be barred to inspectors from the U.S. or any other nation that fought Iraq in the Gulf...