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...February before their troops are fully prepared for combat. But a firsthand inspection of the frontline forces suggests that Myatt's optimism is justified. The U.S. and allied soldiers already in place seem capable of delivering an overwhelming blow against the Iraqis. Even worse from Saddam's viewpoint, the alliance is growing stronger with each passing day. By K-day, 430,000 U.S. and 245,000 allied soldiers will square off against 605,000 Iraqi troops...
Sneider's opinion piece presents an interesting viewpoint when one looks past the ad hominem attacks and the distortions of the truth. However, Sneider missed the point. He never addresses the main questions of the rally...
...media is not to blame, but they are influenced by the large seven digit revenue accounts of other campaigns," Umina said in an interview. "They do not want to anger these important clients by inviting a competing viewpoint...
...Arabia's 7 million bbl. a day." Conceivably, the price could reach as high as $100, far more than enough to cause both a crippling recession, with widespread joblessness, and ruinous inflation throughout the industrial world. The U.S. would certainly retaliate with devastating bombing of Iraq. From Saddam's viewpoint, says one American expert on the Middle East, "the West bombs Baghdad, and he bombs the New York Stock Exchange." The Iraqi dictator would be betting that his nation could stand the physical destruction longer than the U.S. and allies could take the economic punishment...
Some Saudi liberals seek U.S. support for their campaign for change. "We hope the American presence is not just protection for the status quo," says a businessman. "We assume it will bring an improvement in the integrity of the government." From Washington's viewpoint, however, pushing Fahd and family down the fast track to Westernization and democratization is a likely prescription for a Shah-like disaster. Swift liberalizations could easily stir religious extremists to revolt. "If there's an internal threat to the kingdom," says a U.S. expert on Saudi Arabia, "it's from fundamentalists on the right, not liberalizers...