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Jim Hoagland is related to Iraq through his extensive geopolitical commentary, where he advocated for military intervention against the nation [1], analyzed its regional threats to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait {fact:4, fact:5}, and assessed the internal political sentiment toward the Iraqi regime {fact:1, fact:2}.
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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 5 facts
claimJim Hoagland assumed that Iraq planned to invade Saudi Arabia and that only a military blow from President George H.W. Bush could prevent this.
claimJim Hoagland claimed that Arab nations were too weak to deliver a military blow against Iraq themselves.
claimJim Hoagland interpreted Iraq's invasion of Kuwait as a challenge to the legitimacy of remaining monarchies in the Arabian Peninsula, where Britain established most existing boundaries and political systems during the colonial era.
claimJim Hoagland urged President George H.W. Bush to take urgent and forceful military action against Iraq to save his presidency.
claimJim Hoagland believed that Saddam Hussein was so hated at home that his defeat by foreign forces would be greeted as deliverance by the Iraqi nation and much of the Arab world.