Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 21:53:12 +0200
From: m-14970-AT-mailbox.swipnet.se (Hugh Rodwell)
Subject: Re: Why Saddam supported the KDP in Northern


With regard to US missile diplomacy in Iraq, Jon F mentioned oil and
reaffirming the US's central role as top imperialist bully-boy, and these
must obviously be important motives. But what about the need to reaffirm
Clinton's chances of reelection? Zap Saddam a bit and get ahead in the
polls?

It's an interesting development anyway -- things are moving again, even if
there's nothing spectacular yet. There are enormous tensions concentrated
in Kurdistan and they're pulling Turkey, Iraq and Iran into what might
prove fateful tussles of interest.

It shows the absolute impossibility of a solution to the Kurdish question
on a purely Kurdish basis. International links and support and political
dynamics are as intimately interwoven here as they are in Ireland and
ex-Yugoslavia, if not more so.

And perhaps the Israeli scream for US help is more desperate than we know.

Cheers,

Hugh




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