On to Baghdad?THE ADMINISTRATION, against its will, has been drawn into the cauldron of Iraq's internal struggle, but it shies shies 1 v. Third person singular present tense of shy1. n. Plural of shy1. away from the risks of further involvement. In our judgment, the cause is just and the Administration should engage more forthrightly forth·right adj. 1. Direct and without evasion; straightforward: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism. 2. Archaic Proceeding straight ahead. adv. 1. . In the name of enforcing the ceasefire, U.S. forces now occupying the southeastern 15 per cent of Iraq's national territory have exercised a veto over Saddam's use of certain of his military forces to crush the ongoing rebellions, particularly in the Basra area. First we stated that use of chemical weapons would invite our response; then the issue was use of fixed-wing aircraft "Airplane" and "Aeroplane" redirect here. For other uses, see Airplane (disambiguation). A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air craft where movement of the wings in relation to the aircraft is not used to generate lift. . Then we shot down two of Saddam's planes. The rationale, however, was the threat to our forces, not an intent to use our leverage to affect the course of the battles. What looked like an incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. extension of our security umbrella over the rebels was not. But it was enough to dramatize dram·a·tize v. dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing, dram·a·tiz·es v.tr. 1. To adapt (a literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio. 2. our capability and therefore to tag us with a certain responsibility. The motives for a bolder course are not hard to understand. Morally, how can we stand idly by while Saddam crushes the hopes for change that our victory in Kuwait has aroused in Iraq? Strategically, what are the chances for peace and security in the Middle East if he survives in power? His humiliation in Kuwait has done much to reduce his political weight in the region, but his recovery-particularly if he defiantly succeeds in destroying his opposition under the very eyes of the American occupiers-cannot be excluded. Politically, what price do we pay if opposition forces uncongenial to us do take over from him because we refrained from exerting any influence for a better outcome? The risks of getting embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in this turmoil are not hard to understand either. We may have neither military plans for squeezing Baghdad nor a political strategy for handling the internal or international complexities of it. But this argues for a more forthright and systematic policy, lest the present one draw us in in the clumsiest and riskiest way. Let us organize our Arab coalition partners behind the explicit goal of replacing the Ba'ath regime. Let the grand coalition of Iraqi opposition The Iraqi opposition can refer to three things:
Let us finish the job we started. |
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