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...likely. But not just yet. The uneven distribution of wealth-producing resources -- the gap between haves and have- nots -- is fueling a regional crisis, a struggle with severe implications for the entire world's standard of living. And only the U.S., most everyone acknowledges, has the capacity to muster the international effort required to stop the power-grab of a vain, amoral crusader like Saddam Hussein. It appears that George Bush has the will and skill...
...outnumber defenders by 3 to 1. When the U.S. deployment is added to the Saudi armed forces of 65,000, defenders will add up to more than 100,000. Iraq could call on the 170,000-man elite invasion force it has in Kuwait, but it would have to muster another 130,000 to attack with confidence...
Once he gulped down Kuwait, Saddam Hussein paused to consider what move he should make next. That gave the rest of the world time to muster its defenses -- but not much time. As the week wore on, Iraq and the U.S. moved closer to confrontation, but neither seemed to know just how far it would have to go. Saddam hesitated to send his battle-ready soldiers across the Saudi border, but he did not retreat either. A global gathering of opponents joined the U.S. in sweeping economic sanctions, but almost all troops landing in the desert to bolster the tiny...
When the House last week turned back a constitutional amendment requiring the Federal Government to balance its budget, Republican Congressman Robert Walker of Pennsylvania issued a tongue-in-cheek challenge to his colleagues. "If in 1990, we can cut $19.90," reasoned Walker, "then next year we can muster the courage to go to $19.91." So Walker introduced an amendment to reduce the $50 billion farm bill by 0.0000000002%. (That would, however, have cut $10 or so from the bill; his figure should have been 0.0000000004%.) By a 214-to-175 vote, the bid to save the taxpayers that trivial amount...
...after news of the Adidas offer broke, the Paris stock exchange halted trading in his company's shares as doubts spread that Tapie could muster the backing from French banks to finance the takeover. At the time he was aboard his 90-ft. yacht in the Mediterranean, but his company put out a statement saying "the total price" he would have to pay for Adidas "will make all those who doubt our financial ability look ridiculous." Some reports put the figure at $450 million. Tapie's bid for Adidas could also benefit from the French government's unofficial blessing. With...