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Reagan's blunt words came at the end of a week of intense debate about the Administration's plan to provide naval protection to Kuwaiti oil tankers traveling through the gulf. The proposal calls for eleven Kuwaiti vessels to be registered under the U.S. flag and manned by American captains. The Kuwaiti tankers will also receive U.S. naval escorts. The reflagging was initially scheduled to begin this week. But the Administration, caught between lawmakers demanding a greater say in the decision and military strategists trying to define how the Navy should react in case of attack, decided to delay implementation...
...Dole co-sponsored a resolution with Democrat Robert Byrd requiring that the , President present Congress with an analysis of those questions. Said Byrd: "I believe that it is appropriate to ask the Administration to provide the Congress with a full report before we implement any agreement with the Kuwaiti government." The Senate passed the measure by a 91-to-5 vote...
Indeed, the Persian Gulf has proved to be nearly as hostile an environment for the Soviets as it is for the U.S. About 36 hours before the assault on the Stark, a Soviet tanker, accompanied by a U.S.S.R. navy frigate, struck a mine some 35 miles from the Kuwaiti coast. There were no casualties, but the tanker was effectively crippled. On May 6, an Iranian gunboat opened fire on a 6,459- ton Soviet freighter; it marked the first time that Iran had struck a vessel traveling under the flag of a superpower. The Iranian government reportedly assured the Soviets...
What would happen if Iran hit an American ship or a Kuwaiti one flying the Stars and Stripes? When reporters asked Assistant Secretary of State Richard Murphy how the U.S. would respond, he replied, "Iran would be reluctant to engage the U.S. militarily because of concern over our response." Murphy pointed out that no American ship had been hit in the past and claimed that Iranian officials had assured the Administration that Iran would not strike U.S. vessels. Pressed, however, Murphy admitted, "There is a risk there. We don't deny it." An Iranian attack, he added somewhat ominously, "would...
...Murphy's remarks. "We disagree with Murphy," said Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. "Our position is that reflagging is just a deterrent but does not represent an increase in hostilities in any way." The dispute left many wondering, and worrying, about what the U.S. response would be if one of the Kuwaiti ships it is protecting were attacked by Iran. "We've now put a symbol out there in the Persian Gulf," said Senator John Glenn. "If they're sunk, what are we prepared...