In the face of the growing tensions in the Middle East caused by the threats of the United States to use military force against Iraq, Arab nations have expressly stated their opposition to the use of force against Iraq. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said "The use of force is not appropriate." Official government statements in Syria oppose military action and call for an end to the U.N. sanctions against Iraq. Kuwait announced that the crisis "between Iraq and the Security Council is an issue related to them and Kuwait has nothing to do with it." In other words, Kuwait will not support military action against Iraq. The Arab League is on record as opposing the use of force against Iraq. In a statement issued following the criminal U.S. missile attack against Iraq on January 14, 1993, the Arab League stated: "The Arab League rejects the use of force to solve conflicts between countries and regrets the policy of escalation against Iraq...which extended to include bombings of Iraqi civilian targets inside Bhagdad, inflicting civilian casualties amongst the brotherly Iraqi people." The statement also stressed "once again its strong keeness on the sovereignty, territorial integrity and safety of Iraq and its people." The Arab League urged the international community not to use double standards in applying UN Security Council resolutions, "so that this method will not cause a loss of confidence and trigger negative reactions in the Arab and Islamic world regarding the credibility of international legitimacy." TML DAILY, 11/97 Shawgi Tell Graduate School of Education University at Buffalo [EMAIL PROTECTED]