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October 28, 2005
Why Did Arab Leaders Want the War in Iraq?
Topics: IraqThey had the opportuntiy to avert a U.S. led invasion by agreeing to a plan that involved putting Saddam Hussein into exile. The United States signaled its support for the proposal and Saddam secretly accepted its terms.
But the 22-member Arab League, led by Secretary-General Amr Moussa, refused to consider the initiative.
It is not clear why the leading Islamic states alone scuppered the arrangements but it is now apparent that they did. Perhaps a U.S. led occupation was seen by Middle Eastern Muslim leaders as far superior to the power vacuum that would have resulted from Saddam's absence?
Posted by tim at October 28, 2005 6:32 PM
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