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Source: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20030701faessay15401/kenneth-m-pollack/securing-the-gulf.html
Securing the Gulf
(Foreign Affairs) - Kenneth M. Pollack The sweeping military victory in Iraq has cleared the way for the U.S. to establish yet another framework for Persian Gulf security. Ironically, with Saddam Hussein gone, the problems are actually going to get more challenging in some ways. The three main issues will be Iraqi power, Iran's nuclear weapons program, and domestic unrest in the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.