The Economic and political motivation for the Gulf War / R.T. Naylor ; interviedwed by Bob Pugsley.

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.