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...showdown over that issue was surprisingly long in coming. Congress was in recess last August when Bush dispatched the first troops to Saudi Arabia, and the lawmakers had little to say in September and October when they were busy running for re-election. Only after the November elections, as Bush doubled U.S. troop strength and successfully pressed the U.N. to adopt its Jan. 15 ultimatum, did a few Senators and Representatives speak up. The urgency of participating in a major national decision finally came home last week as the 102nd Congress convened in Washington for the first time. Its members...
...that provision to initiate quick military action without congressional approval. Bush's staff members like to point out that in the country's 200-year history, Presidents have sent American soldiers abroad 211 times, though Congress has declared war on only six occasions.* But those expeditions rarely involved massive troop deployments or a prolonged buildup to war. The gulf, in contrast, is a textbook case of when Congress should be a part of the decision: speed is not essential, and the stakes are high -- very high...
Booting the Palestinians will be painful, which is where foreign policy comes in. Many Kuwaitis expect -- and would welcome -- an indefinite U.S. troop presence on their soil. "Reflagging" the effort by adding Arab troops could make the action more palatable, but "it is the Americans we need," says a Kuwaiti official, "more for pretext than for security. Do you think the U.S. will want a potential Palestinian terrorist threat close to its troops? We don't." There were more than 300,000 Palestinians in Kuwait before Aug. 2. "If there are 100,000 left a year from...
Just outside Tokyo 300,000 people troop through Japan's Disneyland each week, while 20 miles outside Paris a new city is rising on 8 sq. mi. of formerly vacant land. Once Euro Disney Resort opens for business in 1992, forget the Eiffel Tower, the Swiss Alps and the Sistine Chapel: it is expected to be the biggest tourist attraction in all of Europe. In Brazil as many as 70% of the songs played on the radio each night are in English. In Bombay's thriving theater district, Neil Simon's plays are among the most popular. Last spring...
Arab leaders largely ignored Saddam's request. Kuwait, which had been supporting Iraq financially throughout the war, offered only a token amount. Saddam's subsequent troop movements seemed like posturing to American military experts. But on August 2, Saddam invaded Kuwait...