Word: saudi
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...poured thousands of troops into Saudi Arabia to stare down the Iraqis gathered threateningly at the border with Kuwait. Bush was betting that the very presence of G.I.s would deter Saddam from ordering his army forward. At the same time, the U.S. force served credible notice that Bush was indeed willing to put his own men at risk to protect the sanctity of the gulf states -- and their...
Another worry for Saddam -- surely unexpected -- was the Arab League's remarkable decision on Friday to endorse the dispatch of Arab troops to join the Saudis' defense. A day later, contingents of Egyptian and Moroccan troops were in place, prepared to fight shoulder to shoulder with the Americans against their Arab brothers, and Syrians were on the way. The Arab presence had political as well as military significance. No longer could Saddam easily cast himself as the Arab nationalist taking on the Western imperialists and their Saudi lackeys. The Arab League's move was a difficult but brave decision that...
Next, Saddam upped the ante by explicitly threatening Saudi Arabia and the other gulf states, issuing a call for the overthrow of the "Emirs of oil." Ever since his capture of Kuwait, Saddam has played on Arab xenophobia and proclaimed himself the leader of a campaign to redistribute Arab wealth from the rich gulf monarchies to the poorer republics, or at least to Iraq...
These sanctions will also damage many of the countries that impose them, since the world relies on Iraq and Kuwait for 10% of its oil needs. But Iraq's opponents won a reprieve last week when important oil producers like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and Mexico said they would increase output to make up for most of the shortfall. That news helped stabilize world financial markets and stymie the superquick climb of oil prices last week...
Canada's military was also in demand last week, but not in the Saudi desert. Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa called for federal troops to man barricades at two Mohawk reserves in Quebec, where natives and police have been locked in an armed standoff for nearly a month. While the soldiers stand ready, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney hopes Alan Gold, a Quebec judge and experienced mediator, can negotiate an end to the impasse...