Iraq Benefiting From Standoff; Bombing Could Strengthen Saddam Hussein's Hand, Analysts Say From: The Washington Post | Date: February 14, 1998| Author: John Lancaster | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

To many in the West, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's defiance of U.N. weapons inspections looks like reckless brinkmanship, an exercise in self-delusion that could well culminate in a punishing U.S.-led air attack on the pillars of his regime.

Such characterizations, however, ignore the benefits that already have accrued to the Iraqi leader during his latest standoff with Washington -- and the distinct possibility that an inconclusive bombing campaign could actually strength...

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