R.T. Naylor, Professor of economics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, discusses the hidden agenda for the United States involvement in the Gulf War. He argues that: there will be many regional/border wars over boundaries drawn by colonial powers; the United States use of Saddam Hussein to establish a military police force in the region; the economic sanctions were successful in their objectives; the war devastating the region's economy; the United States established the dominance of its military weapons systems; any Arab coalition will fail without a resolution to the Palestinian issue; and the problems with Israel.|THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL MOTIVATION FOR THE GULF WAR / R.T. Naylor| interviewed by Bob Pugsley. - R.T. Naylor, Professor of economics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, discusses the hidden agenda for the U.S. involvement in the Gulf War. He argues that: there will be many regional/border wars over boundaries drawn by colonial powers| the U.S. used Saddam Hussein to establish a military police force in the region| the economic sanctions were successful in theri objectives| the war devastated the region's economy| the U.S. established the dominance of its military weapons systems| any Arab coalition will fail without a resolution to the Palestinian issues| and the problems wiht Israel. BROADCAST: KPFK, 13 Mar. 1991.
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