lb circumvent this obstacle the Bush ad- ministration has conjured up the bogey of Iraq acquiring nuclear capability within six months. And even as justifications for an American war in the Gulf receive a less than wholehearted welcome in the US the pitfalls of the middle-eastern balance of power continue to pose problems.
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