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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.

Asserts that patient American-led diplomacy is needed to sort out the inevitable loose ends of the war against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Current state of the Middle East; Plight of the Kurds; International supervision; Visits by US Secretary of State James Baker to Israel; Potential for Arab-Israeli peace; Details; Outlook.