Secretary of State James Baker said on ABC-TV's " This Week With David Brinkley " that the series of United Nations resolutions condemning Iraq's invasion of Kuwait " imply that the restoration of peace and stability in the Gulf would be a heck of a lot easier if he and that leadership were not in power in Iraq. " Of course, it is still far too early to assume that the military situation on the ground will (stay) as smooth for allied forces as it appears to have been so far.  
 Verb: stay
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