July 15, 1984 (vol. 94, iss. 24) • Page Image 6
…W OPINION Page 6 C01ht fithtgan Datlg Vol. XCIV, No. 24-S 94 Years of Editorial Freedom Managed and Edited by Students at The University of Michigan Editorials represent a majority opinion of the…
…- poses other than military victory. To complicate matters, Iraq is playing for the bsnefit of an ex- ternal audience of Arab and Western states, and Iran for the benefit of an internal audience. IRAQ IS…
… utterly dependent for its survival on continued finan- cial support from other Arab states. Thus the Iraqis must por- tray the was as a containment of "disease-the disease being the spred of a fanatic…
…, particularly other Arab oil shippers. But limited strikes have definite benefits - they gain the Saudis and Kuwaitis new levels of arms sup- port from abroad and keep the cash flowing to Baghdad. Iran has a…




