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Discusses how United States President George Bush' government helped Iraq president Saddam Hussein before diplomatic relations between the countries ended. Financial aid provided by the United States to Iraq; View that the State Department and the National Security Council encouraged American companies to sell dual-use technology to Saddam that helped advance his intercontinental missile plans; Allegations that the U.S. government under the administrations of former president Ronald Reagan and Bush fed Iraq with U.S. intelligence secrets; Criticism against the Bush government for not acting immediately over Hussein's threats against his neighbor countries.

Focuses on the relationship between the United States and several Middle East countries. Factors influencing the countries' relations; Reasons behind the importance given by U.S. President George Bush to Middle East over Japan despite the latter's significance on U.S. trade; Reasons for the interest of Bush in the political conditions of Middle East countries; Statement that the Middle East was certainly the most active arena of the U.S.-Soviet struggle; Benefits of the oil supplies of Iraq for the U.S.; Promise of Bush to support for Iraq's military chiefs if they would only give him his personal victory by getting rid of dictator Saddam Hussein; Statement that Bush relied on personal contacts in conducting foreign policy; Political problems faced by Israel.

Comments on United States President George Bush's policy on Iraq, and the political issues surrounding the Gulf war. Bush's attempt to lead the country into the "next American century," as he put it in his State of the Union; Statement issued by White house Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater that the Bush administration does not believe that the Gulf conflict is a partisan issue; Moral issues concerning the Gulf war; Optimism of the Bush administration that the U.S. will win the war, creating a "New World Order".

Presents the text of a letter from United States President George Bush to Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, January, 1992, concerning the status of efforts to obtain compliance by Iraq with the resolutions adopted by the United Nations (UN) Security Council. Iraq continues to be uncooperative and obstructive with respect to inspection of identified sites.

The article focuses on the challenges being faced by U.S. President George Bush with regards to the country's foreign relations, particularly with Iraq, North Korea and Libya, as of March 1992. Like Iraq, North Korea is suspected of reconstituting its nuclear and other military programs. The issue on Libya is slightly different. Libyan leader Qaddafi is refusing to turn over two Libyans suspected of bombing the Pan Am Flight 103, to British and U.S. authorities. Bush needs to make a decision and, eventually, take drastic actions on the said issues.