Eye on the Middle East Jun/Jul 1998

The Russians are back. And, as far as what Americans might expect, with a vengeance. During the crisis with Saddam Hussein, the Russians were vocal in letting the United States know that any attack on Saddam could start World War III—meaning, of course, that U.S. troops might be facing Russians on the field of battle. This was enough to cause some consternation among American planners in the adm