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PRESIDENT Bush is "tired." Tired, he says, of waiting for Saddam Hussein to surrender unconditionally and withdraw all Iraqi troops from Kuwait...
...more immediate and sustainable answer is a negotiated settlement with Hussein, and it appears likely that he would withdraw from Kuwait and release all hostages in exchange for some oil fields...
Administration officials insist that any impression of confusion or vacillation is unfair. Since the crisis began in early August, the President has been consistent about his bottom line. Says one White House official: "We thought our message was simple enough, that we'd like Saddam to withdraw peacefully but that we will kick him out if he doesn't. But we've learned that that's too complicated for most reporters to understand...
Only two men have the power to decide whether war breaks out. Saddam, once he is convinced that the U.S. really means to attack, could withdraw his troops from Kuwait and try for a deal that might reward him with territory, % oil and money from relieved Arab states. While many experts believe retreat would lead to his downfall, there is no clear evidence for that. Saddam has already handed back to Iran territory he seized in eight years of war. He is a ruthless dictator who does as he pleases...
...other man of decision is Bush. With a quarter of a million troops in the region and more on the way, he can hardly behave like the grand old Duke of York, who marched his men to the top of the hill and marched them down again. He cannot withdraw unless Saddam does so. His political survival would be thrown into question, as would the credibility of the U.S. in the new emerging world. But if it is to be war, Bush will find it reassuring that he can rely on one of the best leadership teams ever to operate...