Yes, Iraq's occupation of Kuwait is unjust -- but so is Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. The U.S. is being hypocritical by threatening to oppose the first with military force if necessary but doing nothing about the second. In any case, there can be no peace in the Middle East unless both are solved -- simultaneously.
This line is an article of faith in much of the Arab world, and portions of it are echoed at times outside. Thus French President Francois Mitterrand, plugging for an international conference on the Middle East, asserted last week, "One cannot seek...
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