Word: iraq
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...Road to Baghdad The Clinton administration begins broadcasting its attack-Iraq show with a televised address and a global town hall meeting via satellite. Can it soothe the world's anxieties? Full Story Weapons Special: Our forces in the Gulf Iraq Special: Back to the Brink? Poll: Bombs Away...
...Tough Sell in Ohio Clinton's top Iraq trio ? Albright, Cohen and Berger ? try to get the administration's message out against a sea of hecklers. Full Story...
Adiplomatic compromise would at best postpone such a reckoning. Yet when the dust of an attack cleared, the outcome might feel singularly unsatisfying. The U.S. would be lucky if it could destroy some of Iraq's lethal weaponry while keeping the international coalition signed on to continued sanctions. But Saddam and all the problems Iraq raises would still be with us. "We face a new cold war in the gulf," says Middle East expert Anthony Cordesman. The U.S. can't end its confrontation with Saddam by force, nor can it withdraw, nor can it ignore the threat. As long...
BORIS YELTSIN What's all this weird talk about Iraq sparking World War III? You're scaring us--get some R&R fast...
Opposition by Russia, France, China and most of the Arab world to any military strike against Iraq may persuade President Clinton to agree to a proposed visit to Baghdad Wednesday by Secretary General Kofi Annan for a last-ditch peace bid. U.N. Security Council members meet today in search of ways to avoid a military strike. Baghdad's welcoming, yesterday, of a U.N. technical team sent to survey Iraq's eight disputed "presidential" sites may signal that Saddam Hussein is looking for a way to back down. Of course, it may be a lot easier for Saddam...