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January 3, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/financialtimes/international/FT1039524109872.html

Arab States May Ask Iraqi Leader to Stand Down

(New York Times/Financial Times)Arab governments keen to avert another Gulf war will try to convince Saddam Hussein to step down if a U.S.-led military campaign becomes imminent. Prince Saud al-Feisal, the Saudi foreign minister, said last week that if war becomes imminent, "we hope that there would be an opportunity given to the Arab countries to mitigate the situation." "One option is for [Mr. Hussein] to depart," said an Arab official. "He's not thinking about it now, but it could be different when the Americans are serious about the alternative of war."

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