The Middle East Situation

The repercussions of the 15 April US bombing attacks on Libya have continued to reverberate around the region and beyond. The raids have continued to be an issue of domestic debate in the US, Britain and other European countries, and an issue also in relations between the US, Europe, the Soviet Union, Libya, and the other Arab states. US Congressional committees have meanwhile snubbed the administration's pleas in favor of the proposed arms deal for Saudi...