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Erdogan are sincere in asserting that
they have no political motive, fundamentalists
are quietly rejoicing at the
political flfestorm they have sparked.
"The head scarf is a symbol which
represents an ideology, tt said Toker
Dereli, an economics professor and
member of the administrative board at
Istanbul University. "Many people who
like to see the scarves would also like to
see a regime like the one in Iran. That
suggests a totalitarian approach. "
• Ciller Escapes Prosecution
It's Time for America to Prepare
An Endgame Plan for Iraq
W
ASHINGTON - Iraq By Judith Kipper
appears to have been
nor succeeded in removing
tested successfully in the initial
implementation of the
him from power, and it is unlikely
to do so in the future.
agreement negotiated by the
What is necessary now is to
UN secretary-general with
continue to disarm Iraq according
to UN sanctions and,
Saddam Hussein.
This is a positive step
at the same time, to politically
provided that the agreement
entangle Baghdad in legally
is strictly implemented without
either politicizing or di-
binding _.and, .guaranteed
agreements supported by the
minishing the integrity of the
international community that
United Nations Special Commission,
or Unscom.
will prevent other Iraqi adventures.
The Iraq sanctions crisis is
Washington ought to send
not over, but it is evident that
managing the crisis has become
extremely difficult for
a strong message to Saddam
declaring clearly that when
and if Iraq is certified in compliance
by Unscom, the
the United States.
The urgent policy question
for Washington is how to develop
an endgame strategy
United States will be the first
to advocate lifting sanctions.
for the inevitable acceleration
But there is a price the Iraqi
of the lifting of sanctions and
leader must pay.
for the potential rehabilitation
Some of the key elements
of a U.S.-sponsored package
of Saddam Hussein.
The goal must be to normalize
Iraq as much as pos-
deal that Saddam Hussein
cannot be allowed to refuse
sible while severely and permanently
limiting Saddam's
include:
• Iraq's signed agreement
dangerous behavior.
that any outstanding disputes
Every crisis Saddam Hussein
creates contributes to his
with Kuwait or any other state
will be resolved by peaceful
international rehabilitation. means.
This aura of acceptability that
• An agreement by Iraq of
has developed around Saddam;
the reluctance of the international
community to back
the use of force; the absence of
a U.S. strategy about what
comes next, and the virtual
collapse of the U.S.-sponsored
Arab-Israeli peace process -
all this leaves a vacuum in
which Saddam can manipulate
the international community.
This creates a potentially
extremely dangerous situation
because Saddam Hussein
remains the strongman in
the Arab world and a threat to
Iraq's neighbors.
The U.S. policy of pressure,
threats to use force and
occasional use of force have
had only limited success in the
last seven years. Even with
strict sanctions and the use of
military force against Iraq,
Saddam's grip on power remains
strong. U.S. policy has
neither changed his behavior
nonbelligerency to guarantee
Kuwait's sovereignty and territorial
integrity and noninterference
in the internal affairs
of its neighbors.
• An agreement that conventional
defensive forces in
Iraq will be rebuilt only under
the close supervision of the
international community.
• An agreement that Iraq
will continue to be contained
and monitored militarily.
• A full and permanent
peace treaty with Israel. As
part of that treaty, Iraq wi~l
build a pipeline to the !sraeh-
Jordanian port of Eilat-Aqaba
that will significantly benefit
Iraq's economy by providing
a much needed route for the
export of Iraqi oil.
• An agreement that Iraq
will create an international
fund for its reconstruction and
development with a fIXedpercentage
of Iraqi oil revenues
after sanctions are lifted.
• An agreement that Iraq
will resettle Palestinian refugees
from Lebanon as part of
the labor force that will be
required to rebuild the country.
., b
Saddam Husl>em1S a rute
who can no longer be allowed
to determine the life of the
Iraqi people or the future of
Iraq.
By KAI. in '!la' F.c.nnomilt (I.ondon), CAW Syndic.'I1I",
Turkey' s appeals court ruled Tuesday
that former Prime Minister Tansu Ciller
could not be prosecuted on the basis of
an allegation that she misused a govemment
slush fund, Reuters reported ..
Prosecutors had objected in January to a
previous appeals court. decision that appeared
to exonerate Mrs. Ciller from
claims that she gave three embezzlers
money from the fund to aid her conservative
True Path Party.
Iraq's geopolitical position
and its vast oil resources make
it one of the most important
countries in the Middle East.
Its economic development is
critical not only for the Iraqi
people but for the region.
The reconstruction and development
of an Iraq whose
leader can never be trusted
but who has been tamed
would create a much needed
economic boom in the area
and significantly contribute to
stability in this vital region.
The tension in the area over
Iraq would be lessened and the
stagnating Arab-Israeli peace
process prodded, creating a
new geopoliticallandscapc.
If Saddam refuses to pay
what is a reasonable price for
his own survival, there can be
no doubt that all means will
have to be used to control him
and to ultimately remove him
from power.
The choice must be put
clearly in front of him while
Unscom continues its work
and before sanctions are lifted.
Now that the current crisis
has been resolved diplomatically.
the situation demands
that the Clinton administration
develop a strategy for the
long-term outcome. This is
the only way the United
States can hope to protect its
seriously threatened regional
interests in the Middle East.
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