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Article: Saddam plays the game to win. (Saddam Hussein)
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- The Middle East
- Article date:
- September 1, 1993
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President Saddam Hussein of Iraq last month made a televised address condemning Iran and warning the Arab world that Tehran seeks to establish a new "Persian empire" in the region "under the cover of Islamic slogans". It may well be a nonsensical analysis, although the somewhat tenuous hold on power enjoyed by Iran's President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani leaves open the possibility of a resurgent radical influence on Tehran's regional policy.
Saddam's comments are cleverly designed to appeal to Arab fears and play upon American ambivalence. Saudi Arabia would like to come to an arrangement with Iran which would secure its role as the guardian of the Sunni Islamic world. ...