Arab leaders are coming around to US mindset

From: The Scotsman | Date: March 22, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

WHILE many European leaders remain deeply fearful of the fallout from a war with Iraq, many Arab leaders in the Middle East began several weeks ago to adjust to what they perceive to be a new reality.

Consider Egypt's press, which has been emphasising that Saddam Hussein is bringing the conflict on himself. In his trip to Berlin, the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, emphasised to his hosts that it was time to get the conflict over and remove Saddam. In Washington, a high-level Egyptian delegation made it clear recently that they would not oppose us and, in anticipation of our emphasis ...

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