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e Arab world stood against Saudi Arabia and with Saddam Hussein against the U.S. military intervention.
world stood against Saudi Arabia and with Saddam Hussein against the U.S. military intervention. The Saud
that time]. But this changed during the first Gulf War, when most of the Brotherhood factions in the Arab world stood against Saudi Arabia and with Saddam Hussein against the U.S. military intervention. The Saudis have been suspicious of the Brothers since then, and with the upsurge in political activity in S
p up aid to the Syrian opposition? The big rumor going around was that the United States was going to agree to give shoulder-launch missiles (i.e., MANPADS) to the Syrian opposition. But the official U.S. response coming out of the meeting was, "No, we don't approve of that, and we don't want to see th
q War. Then, the primary concern was that Saddam Hussein's regime would use weapons against another count
ia if the opportunity arose. This threat is not analogous to concerns expressed in the run-up to the Iraq War. Then, the primary concern was that Saddam Hussein's regime would use weapons against another country or deliberately transfer them to a terrorist group. Further, it was suspected that Iraq might hav
the Iraq War. Then, the primary concern was that Saddam Hussein's regime would use weapons against anoth
apons. While the mustard gas, stored in bulk containers, reportedly was secured, large numbers of arms including Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) were seized by many different groups. Some were smuggled out of the country and could pose a threat to civil aviation. Military Intervention Woul
ria if the opportunity arose. This threat is not analogous to concerns expressed in the run-up to the Iraq War. Then, the primary concern was that Saddam Hussein's regime would use weapons against another country or deliberately transfer them to a terrorist group. Further, it was suspected that Iraq might have
the Iraq War. Then, the primary concern was that Saddam Hussein's regime would use weapons against anoth
aq War. Then, the primary concern was that Saddam Hussein's regime would use weapons against another count
eapons. While the mustard gas, stored in bulk containers, reportedly was secured, large numbers of arms including Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) were seized by many different groups. Some were smuggled out of the country and could pose a threat to civil aviation. Military Intervention Woul
Entities connected to both Saddam Hussein and MANPADS

Barack Obama
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Lebanon
LOCATION
Tehran
LOCATION
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Middle East
LOCATION
Jerusalem
LOCATION
Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
Damascus
LOCATION
Yemen
LOCATION
Tunisia
LOCATION
Terje Rod-Larsen
PERSON
Samantha Power
PERSON
Cairo
LOCATION
John F. Kennedy
PERSON
Bahrain
LOCATION
Mahmoud Abbas
PERSON
Fatah
ORGANIZATION