The Middle East Situation

VOL. XXXI

NO. 50

19-SEPTEMBER-1988

The Middle East Situation

The US has accused Iraq of using chemical weapons in its campaign againstKurdish rebels in the north, signaling the apparent end of the war-inducedhoneymoon between the two countries, although a marriage of convenience may nowensue. The US Senate promptly took the bit between its teeth and passed ameasure imposing economic sanctions on Baghdad. which seemingly went way beyondanything the State Department...