U.S. Interests In, and Policies Toward, the Persian Gulf, 1980: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, March 24, April 2, May 5, July 1, 28, and September 3, 1980U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 471 páginas |
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Página 465 - Let our position be absolutely clear: an attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.
Página 60 - January 24, 1980, the president warned that "an attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by use of any means necessary, including military force.
Página 285 - Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Lee H. Hamilton (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. HAMILTON. The meeting of the subcommittee will come to order. The...
Página 465 - The implications of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan could pose the most serious threat to the peace since the Second World War.
Página 395 - Emirates) during the period the latter four states achieved full independence. From late 1971 until the following spring he was Acting Country Director for the Peninsula. Subsequently he was the Department's Personnel Officer primarily concerned with assignments to the Middle East and temporarily acted as Special Assistant to the Director General of the Foreign Service. He was named Ambassador to Bahrain in 1974 and resigned in 1976 to take up his present position. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee...
Página 59 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 2:30 pm, in room 2200, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
Página 466 - But to be strong abroad we must be strong at home. And in order to be strong, we must continue to face up to the difficult issues that confront us as a nation today. The crises in Iran and Afghanistan have dramatized a very important lesson: Our excessive dependence on foreign oil is a clear and present danger to our Nation's security. The need has never been more urgent. At long last, we must have a clear, comprehensive energy policy for the United States.
Página 465 - Moscow. The Soviet Union is going to have to answer some basic questions: Will it help promote a more stable international environment in which its own legitimate, peaceful concerns can be pursued? Or will it continue to expand its military power far beyond its genuine security needs, and use that power for colonial conquest?
Página 465 - Especially now, in a time of great tension, observing the mutual constraints imposed by the terms of these treaties will be in the best interest of both countries and will help to preserve world peace. I will consult very closely with the Congress on this matter as we strive to control nuclear weapons. That effort to control nuclear weapons will not be abandoned. We superpowers also have the responsibility to exercise restraint in the use of our great military force. The integrity and the independence...
Página 433 - ... and parts of Europe it would be twice as bad. Energy economist Walter Levy points out the foolishness of risking the free world's economies in the most politically unstable region in the world, where over half of the present Arab heads of state reached power by forcibly removing their predecessors. In the past 15 years, Arabs have fought Arabs in 12 fierce wars. We have all focused on the Strait of Hormuz, but few know that 60% of the Persian Gulf exports pass through three ports with eight critical...