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...display of new missiles and refurbished tanks. He sent his deputies to Cairo and Damascus, where they upgraded Iraq's political ties and signed free-trade agreements with Egypt and Syria, key U.S. allies in the Gulf War against Saddam a decade ago. Then came last week's Arab Summit...
...wasn't for Saddam. True, he has been getting richer, thanks to snowballing illegal trade across Iraq's borders with Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Iran. The intifadeh in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is another godsend. With ever louder public demands for an end to Iraqi suffering, Arab states are violating a ban on commercial air travel with regular flights to Baghdad...
...Egypt tried to pressure Arafat to make concessions, that would endanger Egypt's position in the Arab and Islamic world. Egypt is not willing to take that risk, particularly given its internal equation. Egypt has to consider not only pressure from the U.S. and Israel, but also internal pressure from their rising Islamic opposition. And the internal political dynamic is very important in shaping Egyptian policy on Palestinians and other Arab issues. So the Americans are not reading the internal situation in the Arab world vis-à-vis their ability to persuade Arafat. Still, Arafat feels isolated now, and Arafat...
...Israeli leader is under pressure to deal with Arafat as an enemy - and that could be a disaster for Arafat. For the last 10 years, he counted on the American fire brigade to come and put out the fire, but that's not going to happen. The Arab world is incapable of doing too much for him. I think he'll find himself searching for a face-saving formula to indirectly silence Palestinian guns...
...Despite the tough talk and the power of the Israeli military, can they afford diplomatically and politically to implement that strategy? After all, that's what has held them back - Sharon even waited for the Arab League summit to conclude before launching these strikes...