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...Iraq has earned him the enmity of Egypt, as well as Saudi Arabia and the gulf states that had been the P.L.O.'s principal financiers. Abu Dhabi would not even let Arafat's plane touch down on its territory last week. Dubai grudgingly permitted a landing when the aircraft ran dangerously low on fuel, but only on the condition that Arafat not set foot outside the plane...
...people I worked with cared. I remember my section seargant's shock when we heard that the U.S. had accidently destroyed an Iranian civilian aircraft over the Persian Gulf. I remember telling my buddies about a Harvard class on Latin America that described how the U.S. manipulated Central American governments and delivered them to the hands of right-wing dictators. Rather than confront the argument, we concluded that my professor was a typical ivory-tower, America-hater who either embellished the story or left out crucial information that vindicated...
...cutbacks they reluctantly agreed to during Cheney's strategic review. The Air Force puts out straight-faced claims for potential B-2 utility in the gulf. Generals argue that reducing the Army from 18 to 12 divisions is not a good idea. The Navy insists it must keep 14 aircraft carriers deployed and not 11, as Cheney had proposed to the service chiefs...
...lessons of the gulf have been otherwise. Even if the U.S. shipped 250,000 troops to the area, that would be only 12% of its current forces. Tactical aircraft like the F-15, F-16 and A-10 have been the main elements in putting Saddam's tanks and planes at risk. If heavy bombing were necessary, the veteran B-52 would be more than adequate...
...ground and air assault. In this situation, officials indicated, the U.S. might choose to sweep around Kuwait, directly into Iraq, with ground forces receiving support from both the Air Force and the Navy in the gulf and a coordinated Marine amphibious assault. Before any such thrust, U.S. aircraft would sever Iraq's long and crucial supply lines from Baghdad to Kuwait and vicinity. U.S. aircraft would also try to take out Iraq's nuclear- and chemical-warfare facilities before allied troops had to don their gas masks and protective clothing...