Saddam Hussein's survival seen as lesser threat than anarchy

From: The Boston Globe | Date: March 31, 1991| Author: John Yemma, Globe Staff | Copyright information

The Bush administration, fearful of getting drawn deeper into a complex Middle East conflict, has steadfastly refused to intervene on behalf of Iraqi rebels and is trying instead to get out of Iraq as soon as possible.

"If we were to intervene in Iraq," a senior administration official said last week, "we'd have to pick sides and factions and mold and form them, and that's not a role that would benefit the United States. The coalition would have questions about it. It would be difficul...

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