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Thursday, February 28, 1991 / University Daily Kansan
Gulf war: Nation/World
U.S. postwar policy may include arms embargo against Iraq
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Declaring Iraq vap-
quished, the Bush administration is laun-
caging a four-point diplomatic campaign to
secure the postwar Persian Gulf area.
Already a decision is taking shape to deny
Hussein'sabad, at least if Saddam Hussein
survives.
If Saddam is forced from power, U.S. con-
tinue to include the prospect of pro-
viding aid to Iraq.
Final decisions by Bush rested on consultations with the allies in the 32-nation war coalition. Consultations began yesterday with
British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and continue today with French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas.
German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher is due here tomorrow.
Baker, after meeting separately yesterday with Hurd and with Saudi Arabia's ambassador, Prince Bardar bin Sultan, cautioned that the task was formidable.
"Securing the peace in this region in the aftermath of this conflict is not going to be any easy job," he said. "It is going to be very difficult."
Referring especially to the ArabIsraeli dispute, Baker said there were both challenges and opportunities in the aftermath of the attack on Jerusalem. He made toward ArabIsraeli peace unless the
parties themselves really wanted to make progress.
However, Baker added, "At the first appropriate opportunity we will be seeing the degree to which the parties on both sides are interested in intensely pursuing peace."
On other fronts, even at this preliminary stage, the United States and Britain seem to be ready to urge the U.N. Security Council to increase its commitments to Iraq if Saddam remains in charge.
"You know what our position is," Baker told reporters. "And that as, is long as that particular government continues in power we want to make certain, at least with respect to arms, that there's some sort of constraints upon rearmament and on the
shipment of arms into that country, in particular, weapons of mass destruction."
Hurd went even further after meeting with Bush. The British foreign secretary spoke of keeping the sanctions in place as a way of preventing such actions to the victims of the occupation of Kuwait.
The four principal U.S. policy objectives, already submitted to Congress by Baker, are:
- New security arrangements in the region
- Controlling the influx and spread of arms
- Economic reconstruction and recovery of Iraq and Kuwait, and other nations that
  have been affected.
Baker told Congress that it might be possible for a coalition of countries in the
region to take on the economic job, with the United States and other outsiders providing technical advice.
But the three other goals are ooun to require an aggressive U.S. rule. The big problem is that the diplomatic willpower is supplemented by Bush keeping some U.S. ground forces in the region.
The Navy, having patrolled gulf waters for 40 years, is certain to stay, but its size will be slashed from its current armada proportions.
There is broad consensus within the alliance, meanwhile, that security arrangements must be undertaken to shield Saudi Arabia from possible threats such as Kuwait, from Saddam-like aggressions.
Iraqi bikitkrem thrust into Kuwait on Aug. 2 ignited a seven-month crisis.
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