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Article: Prevailing in the Gulf. (American military presence in the Persian Gulf) (editorial)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- September 14, 1987
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PREVAILING IN THE GULF
It's difficult to believe, but America's military presence in the Persian Gulf may yet turn out to be a dramatic success.
Certainly, it is about time that events there broke in our favor. So far, there have been plenty of surprises, but most of them have been nasty. The Reagan administration's initial attempts to open a door to Iran through clandestine arms sales backfired both in this country and in the Middle East. As the sales came to light, Kuwait-- an Iranian foe--scurried to the Soviet Union asking for protection of its oil tankers. Scared by the prospects of the Soviets coming in, the United States hurriedly agreed to ...