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March 17, 2002
"Even before Air Force Two touched down in Saudi Arabia today, Vice President Dick Cheney received an unusual public warning from the Saudi leadership that the Bush administration should put aside any plans for a military campaign against Iraq."
"'From their point of view there is a clear sequence," Mr. Indyk added. "If we want them to go along with our efforts on Saddam Hussein they want us to at least get the Israel- Palestinian situation under some kind of control.'"
"In addition to trying to make a visible effort to quell the Israeli- Palestinian fighting and establish a Palestinian homeland, many observers say, the Bush administration will need to make a separate push through the United Nations to persuade Iraq to allow the return of United Nations weapons inspectors. For much of Europe as well as the Arab world, it seems that any support for military action against Iraq can come only after a determined effort to secure the admission of the weapons inspectors has failed."
"But the crown prince had another message as well. It may not be the Saudi's last word, but it was clear. An American campaign against Saddam Hussein's regime . . . 'would not serve America's interests or the interests of the world.'" ... [more]
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