The U.S. State Department reasoned that the diplomatic track needed to be blocked because Arab states might be tempted to defuse the crisis by granting Iraq token gains, such as the islands of Warba and Bubiyan or border adjustments at the Rumaila oil field.

Authors

• Person: Douglas Kellner Organization: UCLA
  The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ...

Sources

• The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu Douglas Kellner · UCLA via serper

Referenced by nodes (2)

• Iraq entity
• United States Department of State entity