A mugging by Moscow. (Soviet Union's relations with Middle East countries)

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: August 17, 1987| Author: Trewhitt, Henry | Copyright information

A mugging by Moscow

Getting mugged at diplomacy is always awkward for agreat power. For America, struggling to regain stature in the Persian Gulf, being bested by the Soviet Union before a skeptical world is nearly degrading. Yet, as the U.S. commits its fleet to remold a shattered policy, it is Moscow-- not Washington--that is picking up the pieces.

The trend began before disclosure of U.S. arms sales to Iranstunned friendly nations. For months, Moscow had be...

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