Word: shultz
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...While neither Israeli nor Arab leaders have officially rejected the proposal, positions on both sides have hardened as the 3 1/2-month-old struggle between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces has escalated in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The plan, as set forth by Secretary of State George Shultz, calls for an international conference on the Middle East, to be held this spring and attended by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Israel and its Arab neighbors. The proposal provides for some degree of self-rule in the occupied territories and sets December...
...three days of discussions with Shultz and President Reagan, Shamir focused his objections on the international conference, at which he feels Israel would be outnumbered by its adversaries. Shamir repeated his past offer to negotiate directly with Jordan's King Hussein under U.S.-Soviet auspices. By dwelling on the format for negotiations, Shamir deftly diverted the discussion from his far more fundamental objection to the plan: the "land- for-peace" formula that has been at the heart of U.S. peace initiatives since Israel occupied the Arab territories...
...recent decision to deploy 5000 paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne in Honduras in response to the Nicaraguan invasion highlights these problems. At hearings before the Senate last week, Secretary of State George Shultz said, "It's important that people know the United States will fight." The Administration properly used military force in Honduras to bolster Tegucigalpa's morale and to deter further Nicaraguan incursions across the border. In essence, we stuck out the American chin and dared the Sandinistas to hit us--and it worked, as they withdrew this week without destroying the main contra supply cache...
...deployment. Sen. Kerry even went so far as to question the logic of the White House's decision to attack the cause for the response. "I think the notion that there's a real invasion is just ridiculous," he said. Under pressure from the Democrats during the Senate hearings, Shultz had to say that the U.S. troops "are not there in a shooting capacity. We haven't been asked for that...
...request of Delvalle, whom the U.S. continues to recognize as Panama's President. Reagan also suspended trade preferences that will affect $96 million in commerce between the U.S. and Panama. There will be no "business as usual" with the Noriega regime, the President said. Secretary of State George Shultz argued that a severe economic squeeze would force Noriega out. Other officials, including Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci, contended that such actions would simply strengthen Noriega's resolve to stay...