In his quest to give Argentina a greater international profile, President Carlos Menem may be sailing into troubled waters. Last week two missile- bearing Argentine frigates departed to join the forces in the Persian Gulf. Menem, who is of Syrian descent, dispatched the vessels even though the help was not requested. "Argentina, long considered not serious or reliable, will slowly change its image," he declared. A poll indicates that 70% of his fellow citizens oppose the move, which ironically places Argentina in alliance with Britain, its enemy in the 1982 Falklands war.
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