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THE WEEK, Page 21NATIONEt Cetera
TANKS A LOT
If George Bush needs a new job soon, he might try peddling
hardware. He has already rung up one sale worth perhaps $4
billion. Responding to a letter from the President to the Emir,
the Kuwaitis decided to buy 236 U.S.-built Abrams tanks instead
of British Challengers. Granted, the circumstances were special.
After Desert Storm, perhaps no nation is more anxious to retain
American goodwill than Kuwait. And few gestures would win more
presidential gratitude than a contract just before the election
that will preserve 5,900 jobs in the vote-rich states of
Michigan and Ohio.