Word: quo
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With so much progress on so many fronts, it was easy to see the offer of aid as a reward for good behavior. Both Baker and Bush were at pains to deny any quid pro quo, especially for Soviet cooperation in the gulf crisis. "None of the measures today are in any sense a payback," Baker insisted, thereby fueling suspicion in the act of disputing it. There was no denying that Soviet cooperation has been essential in keeping the pressure on Iraq -- by voting for sanctions, supporting the United Nations resolution permitting the use of force, and last week delaying...
...long-term gulf stability is the Administration's primary goal, then last week's highlight was Bush's assertion that the "status-quo ante will not be enough." Since Aug. 8 the President's stated objective has been to get Iraq out of Kuwait. Period. Now Bush has publicly indicated what he has told allied leaders privately: he will not allow Iraq's awesome ability to wage war to remain intact...
...picture here, as well as the weather in the Persian Gulf, turns cloudy. Air strikes become more difficult. Spring will bring Easter and the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, and several other reasons for everyone to do nothing. If the status quo survives until then, all bets...
...latest feud between the U.S. and Israel suggests that Bush may need to rethink his strategy. Shamir's ideological commitment to the status quo remains unshakable, and the threat of Iraqi missiles and Palestinian support for Saddam has only reinforced his views. Although the Administration's strong-arm tactics generated plenty of anger and anxiety in Jerusalem last week, the U.S. notably failed to elicit even a hint of flexibility...
There is still the possibility that Saddam will get smart, leave Kuwait and go about increasing his powers of intimidation by completing his nuclear weapons program. If he doesn't see a need to withdraw to the status quo ante -- and there is no sign yet that he "gets it," to borrow the phrase in vogue in the White House -- it appears that much of the world is headed toward war against the man George Bush once again last week called "Hitler revisited...