Will the smashing allied victory in Kuwait lead to stability in the area? A first order of business is to stabilize the Palestinian -Kuwaiti border and bring U.S. forces home. However, major regional political problems may surface. There is the Palestinian issue. Jordan 's King Hussein and King Hussein open sympathy for U.S. has strained their relations with the U.S. The biggest wild-card may be Iran . Anti-Western sentiment could vent itself through Palestinian fundamentalism, a potential problem for Syria , Kuwait and Saudi Arabia . Some believe Iran might clash with Saudi Arabia over oil policy and also attempt to establish an Islamic state in Iraq .
Will the smashing allied victory in Kuwait lead to stability in the area? A first order of business is to stabilize the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and bring U.S. forces home. However, major regional political problems may surface. There is the Palestinian issue. Jordan's King Hussein and Yasser Arafat's open sympathy for Iraq has strained their relations with the U.S. The biggest wild-card may be Iran. Anti-Western sentiment could vent itself through Islamic fundamentalism, a potential problem for Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Some believe Iran might clash with Saudi Arabia over oil policy and also attempt to establish an Islamic state in Iraq.