Word: iraq
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mouse waiting game in Iraq continues. At a press briefing on Friday Secretary of State Madeleine Albright made it clear that "the military option remains on the table" if Saddam Hussein continues to impede U.N. weapons investigators. "Don't be too lulled by the holidays," says TIME U.N. Correspondent William Dowell. "The next week and a half will be tense.Expect an uptick in inspections...
...chess terms, it's an exchange of pawns. The U.S. concedes to a review of U.N. sanctions against Iraq, but the outcome of that review isn't what Baghdad expects. "The U.S. will cooperate on a comprehensive review, but that won't result in sanctions' actually being lifted," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "While Iraq may be able to show they've complied with many of the U.N.'s requirements, the issues that remain unresolved -- such as biological weapons -- are serious enough to nullify any move to ease sanctions...
...inspectors went out on a series of surprise inspections Tuesday, testing Iraqi compliance ahead of Richard Butler's report to the U.N. later this week. Iraq, however, may be planning a new, risky gambit. "Iraq is downgrading its presence at the U.N. and may at this point actually want a U.S. military strike to boost its campaign for international support against sanctions," says Dowell. In other words, an exchange of bigger pieces may be on the horizon...
...best examples of this is the oblique relationship between officials of the I.N.C. and the U.S. government. Some I.N.C. leaders have long ties to the U.S. In the 1970s, the U.S. financed a Kurdish revolt to destabilize Iraq, which was menacing Iran. Thousands of Kurds paid with their life when the U.S. dropped the plan after the Shah of Iran made peace with Baghdad. In 1991, President Bush called on Iraqis to revolt, but when they did, U.S. troops stood by as Saddam crushed the uprising by slaughtering thousands more...
...glory days didn't last. By 1994, the I.N.C. was collapsing as rival Kurd groups battled over smuggling routes for oil and other goods between Turkey and central Iraq. The infighting led one faction to form a desperate alliance with Saddam in 1996, helping him squeeze the other rebels. The U.S.--stunned by the intrigue--dumped the I.N.C...