To: Ranger
A Kuwaiti government official said: "If America asks for support Kuwait will give it. I expect the same response from all Gulf states. There may be the need publicly to be anti-war, but under-the-table deals are being struck." Do I sense a crack in the "sand coalition"?
To: VRW Conspirator
Maybe there is a small pocket of honor left in that God forsaken region afterall
To: VRW Conspirator
Kuwait needs to chat with the Taliban about the wisdom of opposing the USA.
To: VRW Conspirator
Do I sense a crack in the "sand coalition"?I was going to say a break in the iceberg, but yours is the better metaphor. I've been thinking all along the public is having to endure a waiting game while ducks are getting counted and deals struck. We do, after all, have to leave Iraq in a stable condition and this will require much change in the ME. If we pull this off, we might live to see a world at peace.
47 posted on
09/01/2002 9:58:23 PM PDT by
GVnana
To: VRW Conspirator
Do I sense a crack in the "sand coalition"? I don't think the "sand coalition" (nice phrase, BTW) has ever put anything ahead of self-interest.
69 posted on
09/02/2002 4:50:23 AM PDT by
maryz
To: VRW Conspirator
Do I sense a crack in the "sand coalition"?Since the physical stick-slip properties of sand can emulate a quasi-liquid phase, it might be better to characterize the chasm as a "shift" in the sand coalition, rather than a crack... Even though this would be cliche..... (Just drinking lotsa coffee this morning...)
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