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...less glamorous time-honored role -- which happens to be what the Stark was doing last week. One problem, however, is that the vulnerability and cost of America's large aircraft carriers mean that the Navy does not feel safe stationing one inside the shallow and crowded waters of the Persian Gulf, thus making air cover for ships in the region more difficult...
More significantly, Reagan reasserted the American role in the Persian Gulf and in fact extended it. The Administration announced it had decided to fly the U.S. flag over eleven oil tankers belonging to Kuwait, an oil-rich Persian Gulf state whose ships have frequently been bombed by Iranian planes. The reflagged Kuwaiti tankers will be entitled to U.S. Navy protection...
...Stark and other members of the Navy's Middle East patrol were showing the flag in the Persian Gulf. The Administration believed neither of the warring nations would dare attack a vessel traveling in the shadow of a U.S. warship for fear of American retaliation. Says a State Department official of the display of American military might in the gulf: "It's what gives our policy teeth." Following America's lead, Soviet naval boats also began patrolling the gulf...
Congress would not let Reagan off the hook. "We need to rethink exactly what we are doing in the Persian Gulf," said Republican Senate Leader Bob Dole, a candidate to succeed Reagan. "What are our goals? What is our strategy? What are the risks? And how much cost are we willing to pay?" 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...
There was concern expressed in Congress and elsewhere that U.S. allies were not doing enough to protect their interests in the Persian Gulf. The critics noted that while 25% of Western Europe's oil and 60% of Japan's comes from the gulf region, only 7% of America's does. "The U.S. is not alone interested in the area," declared Florida Democrat Charles Bennett. "The U.S. alone should not bear the burden of its security." The Administration argued that regardless of the depth of our allies' commitment in the gulf, it was still in America's best interest to ensure...