As a matter of course, we cannot accept the argument that Arab regimes are dictatorial on the whole. We believe they are undergoing the transition to modernization and democracy. The link between the nature of these regimes and a possible inclination towards war is intended to reduce the unstable state of peace in the Middle East to that very link, ignoring the root cause for instability which lies in Israeli usurpation of Arab rights and territories. Rather than being an act of defense, as claimed by the Israeli propaganda machine, usurpation is a doctrinal tenet of Israel s policy of expansion believed by Jews to be a historical and legal right. It would raise the dictator s popularity.
People reject foreign interference in their internal affairs.
Intervening to topple Saddam would only unite the people who would rally behind their ruler, corrupt and despotic though he may be, to protect him. The vowed strikes may be days or weeks away, depending on the American mood, but there is no doubt about its pre-meditated launch. Washington has been rushing enormous firepower and more Marines and other servicemen to the Gulf, giving the impression that the scene is set for a warfare of world scale, not a mere blitz against a small country whose military capabilities had been knocked down and neutralized by air strikes relentlessly mounted seven years ago. Signs are increasing that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein would back down on his defiance to allow the UN inspectors unrestricted access to the suspected weapons sites. This could be discerned by the huge armada of military hardware in the Gulf, as well as the combative statements hurled by the US officials.