The Middle East Situation

The week has once again been dominated by developments in the Gulf, where the Americans are in danger of sustaining another foreign policy disaster which could be as damaging to their credibility in the region as was the Irangate affair. The decision to postpone the re-flagging of Kuwaiti vessels has raised the strong possibility that the whole operation may slide, dealing a humiliating blow to President Reagan's domestic and international standing in the short...