The Middle East Situation

What began as a lapse of the 9-monthold agreement not to attack civilian areas has erupted into one of the sharpest and ugliest escalations the Gulf War has witnessed, with hundreds of civilians being killed or injured as the two sides lash out at one another's population centers, including the capitals. There appears to be little prospect of a truce to halt such attacks, the Iraqis now linking any such accord to a wider settlement of the war. At MEES...