However, Mr.DeMichelis knowsfullwellthatnotasingleaircraft carrier, a singleaircraft, orevenatentinacampintheGulffliestheUnitedNations flag. Themassivemilitary build-up intheArabGulf,intheoilfields oftheArab GulfStates,is,inthefirstinstance, American. Thetask ~fthoseAmerican forcesistooccupytheoilfields, ontheonehand,andthreaten Iraq'speaceand security, ontheother. Asfortheotherforcesthere,theyareeithertoken forceswithwhichsomeofAmerica's allieshavechippedinormercenary, helpless troops, whichhavebeenputinplacetoactasanadvance shieldfortheAmerican forcesandbearthebruntofanyclashthatmayresultiftheUnitedStateswereto commitanactofaggression against Iraqandthusattract anIraqiresponse inself defence. ItistruethattheUnitedStatesusestheSecurity Council resolutions as pretexts, butthoseresolutions donotpermittheu~eofforceorgiveAmerica the riqhttGinvadetheregionmilitarily inpreparation forawarofaggression that wouldwreakhavoceverywhere. Inallfairness, however, ImustsaythetMr.DeMichelis' statement wasnot totally devoidoftruth. Onpagefour,thereof, hestatedthattheWest, particularly theEEC,havevitalinterests insafeguarding thecontinued flowof oilfromtheGulfregion. Andthat,Mr.Minister, isthecruxofthematter: oil, andthenoil,andoilyetagain. Thisisallthatconcerns theWestintheMiddle East.Thatisthereasonwhy,facedwiththeprospect ofdepletion oftheworld's sourcesofoilandthefactthattheremaining worldreserves ofoilare concentrated intheGulf,theStatesoftheWesthavefoundnoalternative butto physically occupythoseoilfields. Indoingthis,thoseStateshovesimplyemulated Israel's theftofArabwater resources, including thewatersoftheYarmouk, theJordanandLitanirivers, and Israel's control over83percentofthewaterresources oftheWestBank.Itmay Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBF/26 A/45/PV.7 117 (Mr.AI-Anbari, Irag) notbewidelyknownthatatthepeekofwhathasbeencalledtheGulfcrisis, and atthepeakofthehysterical mediahypeagainst Iraq,theMinister ofAgriculture ofso-called Israel, on11August, madethefollowing statement tothe SapFrapcisco Chronicl~: "Thecontinued existence ofIsraelnecessitates thetotalandcontinued ~ontrol overwaterresources intheGazaStripandtheWestBank." Beadded: "Israelwillnotgiveupsuchtotalcontrol." Regardless ofthefact thattheftofArabweterresources bytheIsraelientityandothercountries inthe regionrunscounter totherulesofinternationel law,Israel's accomplices whoare actively stealing theAr~oilfields havekeptsilentandcondoned thecrimesof genocide committed byIsraelagainst theArabsinPalestine, intheGolanandin Lebanon, nottome~tionitsactofaggression against Iraqin1981andagainst Tunisia in1986and1988,nottomentionitsbrutalrepression ofthePalestinian intifadM· IwouldliketoremindthePresident oftheEuropean C9mmunity thatthe Community aidno~servetheissueofpeaceintheregionandintheGulfwhenit faUedtopayenoughattention totheinitiative ofPresident SaddamHussein on 12August1990.President Hussein calledfortheimplementation ofallthe resolutions oftheSecurity Council calling forthewithdrawal offoreign forces fromtheregion, inclUding thewithdrawal ofIsraelfromtheWestBank,theGaza Strip,ArabJerusalem, theGolanHeights andSouthLebanon, andthewithdrawal of theSyrianforcesandotherforeignmilitias fromLebanon andtheimposition of military andeconomic sanctions underChapter VIIoftheCharter onanyStatethat refuses toabidebytheSecurity Council resolutions. Someofthoseresolutions wereissuedmorethan40yearsago.Someofthemwereadopted inJune1967. Otherswereadopted inthe19608,1970sand1980B. However, wehavenotyetseen Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryBF/26A/45/PV.7 1184. (Mr.AI-ABbor!, Ira;) anyserious attempt bytheUnitedStatesortheEuropean Community toimplement theseresolutions, letcloneaWhisperthatsanctions maybeimposed. TheStatesoftheWestnowclaimthattheBo-called Gulfcrisishasimpeded thesolution oftheproblems oftheMiddleBast.However, theonlything'wekept hearing ove~pastyearsvasthattheArabshadtoneqotiate withtheIsraelientity first,andmustacceptIsrael's pre-conditione forsuch negotiation~,c~uding the choiceofthePalestinian delegation thatIsraelwouldaccepttonegotiate with. WhenitcomestoIraq,thetUlleisdifferent: nonegotiations, no initiatives, nomediation, exceptafterthefullandimmediate implementation of theSecurity Council resolutions. Some,inclUding certainStatesoftheBuropean Community, havetriedtoevadetheIraq!initiative byclaiming thattheissueof Kuwaitisseparate fromthatofPalestine andLebanon. Letussuppose that.that pretextisingoodfaith,then-despite ourconviction thatalloftheseproblems aredeeplyandinter-related, rootandcause-letus,forthesakeofargument, separate theissueoftheGulfcri8isfromtheissuesofthe"e~tBank,theGasa Strip"ArabJerusalem, GolanandLebanon. Thenletusimplement thereaolutions whichcallforthewithdrawal oftheIsraeli, Syrianandotherforeigu forceanow andnot.later.Isitnotenoughthattheimplementation ofthoseresolutions has beendelayed fortensofyears? Nowthatthecoldwarisathingofthepastand theUnitedStateshasbecometheleaderofalltheindustrialised countries, why willtheSecurity Council an«theEuropean C~~unity notputintoeffectthe Security Council resolutions, insteadofpromising tolookintotheir implementation onewayortheotheratsomeindefinite futuredate?Nhythis
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the political and strategic implications of the Gulf crisis, highlighting the role of the United States, Israel, and the European Community in the region. It also touches on the issue of oil and its significance in the global economy. The text is critical of Western powers' actions in the region and emphasizes the need for the implementation of Security Council resolutions.

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International trade, Natural resources and environment