Washington Watch Articles From 1998
SURRENDERANDDECLARE VICTORY
The U.S. Senate adjourned last week without passing a resolution in support of a military strike against Iraq. Since the Senate will not reconvene until February 23, the Congress can take no action for at least one week.
THE U.S. DEBATESTHE CONFRONTATION WITH IRAQ
For several weeks now, the drums of war have been beating in the United States. It appeared inevitable that if the Iraqi government continued to refuse unconditional and unrestricted UNSCOM inspections, that country would be subjected to “massive and sustained” bombardment.