CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 8, 1990
Your editorial ("Bush Sends a Clear Signal to Baghdad," Dec. 1) posed the question as to how Hussein can "negotiate a face-saving retreat from Kuwait and avoid war." This is an equally vexing question for the Bush Administration, which, like Hussein, has painted itself in a corner by insisting on complete withdrawal before negotiations can begin. What may be a face-saving retreat for both sides is this: Hussein withdraws all his troops from Kuwait and allows the restoration of the Kuwait government, as the U.N. resolutions demand.