US - GCC Security Relations, I: Differing Threat Perceptions

Support for Washington's tough containment policy toward Iraq and Iran remains strong at top leadership levels in the Gulf. However, among educated elites and the man in the street, it is softer. The distance in views between the government and the populace on security concerns may be widening....

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1. Verfasser:	Marr, Phebe
Format:	Report
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	GCC(GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL) Government and Political Science IRAQ MIDDLE EAST MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL ALLIANCES SECURITY THREATS UNITED STATES
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Zusammenfassung:	Support for Washington's tough containment policy toward Iraq and Iran remains strong at top leadership levels in the Gulf. However, among educated elites and the man in the street, it is softer. The distance in views between the government and the populace on security concerns may be widening. In Saudi Arabia, there is a widespread view that Saudi Arabia (as distinct from Kuwait) was not threatened by Iraq in October 1994. In this view, Saddam's mobilization on the border was designed to call attention to Iraq's sanctions plight, and the United States over-reacted.