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...appeal to political junkies or Democrats thinking about taking on Bush in 1992. But these folks can be counted on one hand. With his stratospheric approval ratings, Bush has yet to encounter a Democrat who will challenge him for the White House. If he avoids a war in the Persian Gulf, or wins one, he may be unstoppable. If he fails and the economy goes south, who would want...
Israeli military officials fear only one thing more than a surprise Iraqi attack: a diplomatic solution to the Persian Gulf crisis that would leave Saddam Hussein and his war machine intact...
...neighbors that they prove themselves democratic and peace loving while fulfilling the international obligations that come with the status of a major power -- obligations that include a continuing push for European integration and, in the short run at least, a major contribution to the multilateral buildup in the Persian Gulf. Germany does not seek the "leading role in Europe," Chancellor Helmut Kohl vowed last week, but its people will "live up to our responsibility in Europe and the world...
...exclusionary trading blocs. The negative consequences would not end there. The stability of poorer nations, including emerging East European democracies that will rely heavily on exports, would be seriously undermined. So would the chances of organizing alliances to deal with such international crises as the face-off in the Persian Gulf. A breakthrough is still possible, Hills declares, "because the upside is so fantastic and the downside of failure is so grim." But the odds of success, she says, are only slightly better than even...
...calling for Baker's resignation, nor should they. For the most part, he has worked tirelessly and performed well at a complex juncture in foreign affairs. In fact, Baker did not have his eye on the mounting dangers in the Persian Gulf because he was preoccupied with the collapse of the Soviet empire and German unification. Nonetheless, Baker's tendency to dissociate himself from policies that fare poorly is a pattern that increasingly disturbs less agile associates. "When it hits the fan," said a Foggy Bottom veteran, "he's in the shower...