MORE THAN TERRITORY AT STAKE

THERE IS NOW no questioning the realities of the Iranian military gains over Iraq in the Gulf war. President Saddam Hussein's lame explanations of 'rearrangements of defensive positions' and' 'tactical withdrawals' do not conceal the scale and significance of the military debacle suffered by Iraq. The President's comments to a news conference in Baghdad in which he said "We believe that what has been achieved is a victory not only for Iraq, but for humanity, too" is an almost derisory description of the serious military situation facing Iraq.