DATE= NOVEMBER 22, 1997
TYPE=ON THE LINE
NUMBER=1-00586-SHORT #1
TITLE=CONTAINING THE IRAQI THREAT
EDITOR=OFFICE OF POLICY - 619-0037
CONTENT= INSERTS AVAILABLE IN AUDIO SERVICES
THEME: UP, HOLD UNDER AND FADE
ANNCR: ON THE LINE -- A DISCUSSION OF UNITED STATES
POLICIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES. THIS WEEK,
"CONTAINING THE IRAQI THREAT." HERE IS YOUR
HOST, ROBERT REILLY.
HOST: HELLO AND WELCOME TO ON THE LINE. IT APPEARS
THAT IRAQ HAS AGREED TO ALLOW THE U-N WEAPONS
INSPECTORS TO RETURN WITHOUT CONDITIONS. THE
PURPOSE OF THE U-N INSPECTIONS IS TO VERIFY THE
ELIMINATION OF IRAQI WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
AS REQUIRED BY U-N RESOLUTIONS. PRESIDENT BILL
CLINTON SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL "WAIT
AND SEE" IF IRAQ REALLY DOES ALLOW THE
INSPECTORS TO PROCEED. THE U.S. HAS SENT MAJOR
MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS TO THE PERSIAN GULF
AREA. SANCTIONS WILL NOT BE LIFTED UNTIL IRAQ
COMPLIES FULLY WITH U-N RESOLUTIONS.
ALINA ROMANOWSKI IS DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE FOR NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTH ASIAN
AFFAIRS. SHE SAYS THAT IF SADDAM HUSSEIN'S
OBJECTIVE WAS TO WEAKEN THE COALITION AGAINST
HIM, HE HAS FAILED.
ROMANOWSKI: I THINK, ACTUALLY, THIS CRISIS HAS DEMONSTRATED
THAT, IN FACT, THERE IS SOLIDARITY AMONG THE
COALITION. THERE IS A UNANIMITY AMONG THE
PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL, AND
THAT, WHILE THERE MAY BE DIFFERENCES THAT WE ARE
ALL AWARE OF -- THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED, IN
FACT, IN THE PRESS -- THAT, WHEN IT COMES DOWN
TO THE ISSUE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND
THE ABILITY TO THREATEN SECURITY IN THE GULF,
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY RALLIES AROUND, AND
IT'S AGAINST SADDAM HUSSEIN.
HOST: GARY MILHOLLIN IS DIRECTOR OF THE WISCONSIN
PROJECT ON NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL. HE SAYS THAT
SADDAM HUSSEIN IS THE PROBLEM.
MILHOLLIN: HIS MAJOR ACTIVITY IN THE PAST YEAR OR TWO HAS
BEEN TO PUT TOGETHER A LARGE FORCE OF TRUSTED
INSIDERS WHOSE JOB IT IS SIMPLY TO OBSTRUCT
INSPECTIONS. THEY TRY TO PICK UP INTELLIGENCE
ON WHERE THE INSPECTORS ARE GOING. THEY NOTIFY
SITES BEFORE THE INSPECTORS GET THERE. THEN
THEY TRUCK THINGS AROUND SO THAT THE INSPECTORS
CAN'T FIND THEM.
HOST: ROB SATLOFF IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY. HE
SAYS THAT NOTHING SHORT OF MILITARY ACTION WILL
REMOVE SADDAM HUSSEIN'S WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION.
SATLOFF: POWER. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ARE A GREAT
TOOL TO COERCE YOUR OWN PEOPLE AND YOUR
NEIGHBORS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
SADDAM CAN COW THE SAUDIS AND THE OTHER GULF
STATES. HE'S ALREADY USED WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION ON HIS OWN PEOPLE AND ON THE
IRANIANS. IT IS A CHEAP MAN'S SUPER-WEAPON THAT
BRINGS WITH IT A GREAT AMOUNT OF AUTHORITY,
POWER AND CONTROL.
HOST: ALINA ROMANOWSKI FROM THE U.S. DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE CRISIS IS NOT OVER, AND
THAT ANY FURTHER ATTEMPT BY IRAQ TO BLOCK THE
U-N INSPECTORS WILL BE UNACCEPTABLE.
ANNCR: YOU'VE BEEN LISTENING TO "ON THE LINE" -- A
DISCUSSION OF UNITED STATES POLICIES AND
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES. THIS IS ------.
21-Nov-97 3:35 PM EST (2035 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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