The White House wants to intensify efforts to remove Saddam Hussein from power. President Clinton's call for a new government in Baghdad is backed by Congress, which approved spending nearly US$100 million to remove Saddam, partly by bolstering opposition forces in Iraq. The commander of US forces in the Gulf criticized the anti-Saddam measure before it was signed into law, saying an abrupt overthrow of Saddam could split Iraq and destabilize the opposition.
So Long, Saddam?
The White House wants to intensify efforts to remove Saddam Hussein from power. President Clinton's call for a new government in Baghdad is backed by Congress, which approved spending nearly US$100 million to remove Saddam, partly by bolstering opposition forces in Iraq. The commander of US forces in the Gulf criticized the anti-Saddam measure before it was signed into law, saying an abrupt overthrow of Saddam could split Iraq and destabilize the opposition.
