Word: threatener
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That may be one argument for accepting Saddam's continuation in power, provided he has been weakened to the point that he can no longer threaten neighboring countries. The gulf states have an interest in maintaining Baghdad's sovereignty: a fragmented Iraq could give a resurgent Iran the chance to dominate the region. For the allies, the issues of putting Saddam on trial for war crimes and of Iraqi payment of reparations to Kuwait still need to be settled. Although he remains a hero to many of his followers, Saddam has probably ceased playing an effective role in Arab politics...
Still, this good fortune is not irreversible. When it becomes plain just how badly Iraq has been mauled, Arab rage may again threaten the calm. The coalition, no longer unified by the single aim of liberating Kuwait, will lose cohesion as its members compete to realize their own visions of the future, each guided by a unique set of interests that at some points must clash. Already differences are emerging: the Soviets, for instance, want a better deal for their old client Iraq than the West does, and the Arabs and Europeans want to be tougher on Israel than...
...that telltale dorsal fin cleaving the water's surface instantly sends swimmers racing for the shore (with strains of the ominous two-tone theme from Jaws pounding in their heads). But in recent years these perilous predators have become a popular American entree. Commercial shark fishing has begun to threaten several species, including the thresher, mako and hammerhead. "At this point, we're talking about a marked decline," says Charles Manire, a shark researcher at the University of Miami. "But if it doesn't stop, we're going to be talking about extinction...
Security remains the primary concern. "Even if Saddam himself is out," says a Saudi minister, "his Baath Party will probably control the country for a while, and there will be more than enough military hardware to threaten...
...billion-bbl. oil reserves will hardly be dented. Depending on how much damage has been done to other facilities, production could resume within six months after the end of hostilities, Kuwaiti officials say -- though it may be years before output reaches prewar levels. "They will not lose enough to threaten their reserves or their economy or the world oil market in the long term," said an American oil expert...