Word: kuwaiti
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gore has supported the Administration's successful policy of reflagging Kuwaiti tankers, which has kept the sea lanes open, protected a vital U.S. strategic interest, and stymied Iran's expansionist policy. Only now are the other Democratic candidates belatedly beginning to endorse this policy. While opposing development and deployment of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), Gore supports limited research in order to keep the U.S. prepared in case the Soviets develop a similar system. Although these views may not be endorsed by Jesse Helms or Jesse Jackson, they represent a judicious, pragmatic foreign policy, one which does not wear ideological...
...fetched as one might think. She points out that Iraq played a critical role in the Arab decision last year to recognize Egypt formally after that country's peace arrangement with Israel. Iraq also supported Chad in its war against Libya and welcomes the U.S. reflagging of Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian Gulf...
...broader level, Mylroie has criticized American leaders for tending to view the entire Middle East region as the scene of U.S. Soviet power struggles and ignoring analyses on a regional level. The reflagging of Kuwaiti tankers last summer, for example, was motivated by an American fear that the Soviets would take the Kuwaitis under their wing if the U.S. did not act first. In addition, a similar fear of growing Soviet influence in the region led to the U.S.'s selling of arms to Iran...
...warships began to escort 11 U.S.-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in July to protect them from attack by Iran, which considers Kuwait an ally of Iraq...
...best were Gore and Haig. Though sweating a lot from the t.v. lights, Gore was the most serious and forthright Democrat. He was the only one who didn't patronize Rainbow Coalition Founder Jesse Jackson, pestering the reverend for his muddled views on the re-flagging of Kuwaiti oil-tankers. Haig was far less screechy than the other right-wingers on the panel who lambasted the I.N.F. treaty and didn't come off as smug as did the more moderate Dole and Bush. But he's already been Secretary of State and has nowhere...