Origins of the Gulf War / Joel Beinin ; interviewed by David Barsamian ; produced by Alternative Radio.

Joel Beinin, Professor Middle East history at Stanford University and editor of Middle East Report, discusses the causes of the Gulf War, 1990-1991. He starts by explaining how the Ambassador to Baghdad telling Saddam Hussein that the United States had no position on Arab-Arab border disputes, goes on to trace the United States reaction to the invasion of Kuwait, and how to oppose the reasons for war while still supporting the troops.|ORIGINS OF THE GULF WAR / Joel Beinin| interviewed by David Barsamian| produced by Alternative Radio. Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East history at Stanford University and editor of "Middle East Report," discusses the causes of the Iraq-United States war. He starts with the Ambassador to Baghdad telling Saddam Hussein that the United States had no position of Arab-Arab border disputes, goes on to trace the U.S. reaction to the invasion of Kuwait, and distinguishes between opposing the reasons for war while still supporting the troops which have been committed. BROADCAST: Satellite, 5 Feb. 1991.