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027 _aRAND/P-7647
035 _a(Sirsi) a199009
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050 4 _aJX5143
_b.J4 1990
100 1 _aJenkins, Brian Michael.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aGetting the hostages out :
_bwho turns the key? /
_cBrian Michael Jenkins.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1990.
300 _aiii, 7 pages ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"May 1990."
500 _aCover title.
520 _aThis paper, an expanded version of an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times, April 27, 1990, examines the information current at the time about the seven American hostages held in Lebanon. The author discusses the identity and nature of the captors, and then focuses on the degree to which Iran can influence or control them. A corollary issue is the conflict between Iran's need for Western assistance to repair its shattered economy and its aversion to complicity with the West. Bush Administration officials have to chart a difficult course between advocating a no-concessions policy and displaying a willingness to negotiate. The author suggests that the release of the hostages is Iran's problem. While the president personally wants the hostages released and wants to be seen as sensitive and open to all opportunities, the administration feels it can wait. Given the limitations on our knowledge, the many competing priorities and distractions we face in the world, and the grave political risks involved, the administration adheres to its hard-line policy--a prudent and possibly correct approach.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aHostages
_zLebanon.
651 0 _aIran
_xForeign relations
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aLebanon
_xPolitics and government
_y1975-1990.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_zIran.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7647/
999 _c598246
_d598246