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chemical, biological and nuclear weapons would be used if necessary to preserve the nation, he also tell
the CNN reporter that the use of oil as a weapon of self defense is justified. (New York Times, January
29, p. Al2.)

---U.S. forces apparendy succeed in cutting off Iraq's release of crude oil into the Gulf. American
companies spocializing in oil-spill cleanups prepare to join an international effort to help Saudi Arabia
minimize the affects of the oil spill in the Gulf. (~U'ew York Times, January 29, p. Al 1.)

More than 240 of the conventionally armed BGM-l09C Tomahawk cruise missiles have been fired
in the war, a little more than onequarter of the existing inventory. Mission success rate exceeds 90 %.
(Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 28, p. 29.)

Recruiters for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines say they have received a surge in calls from
people interested in fighting overseas. Many expressing an interest are either too old or othenvise
unqualified. (New York Times, January 29, p. Al3.)

---In a speech to the National Association of Religious Broadcasters, President Bush states that, when
the war is over, Washington will take the lead in efforts to bring peace to the rest of the Middle East.
Administration officials say his remarks are intended to quiet Arab concerns about mounting destruction
in Iraq and to signal that the U.S. will try to address the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. (New York Times,
January 29, p. Al3.)

Western European voters support the war to get Iraq out of Ku-wait by varying majorities rangin~
from 54 to 70 percent, according to public opinion polls in Britain, France and Germany. (New ~Tork
Times, January 29, p. Al4.)

January 29
Tuesday --- In his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, President l3ush
gives a speech intended less to offer new domestic proposals th-an to explain the war with Iraq and give
courage to Americans fearful of a long and bloody conflict. President Bush becomes first President
since the Vietnam War to deliver the State of the Union message while the country is at war. C]~ew
York Times, January 30, p. Al.)

---In one of the heaviest days of the air war in the Persian Gulf, allied pilots fly more than 2,600
missions. The number of Iraqi warplanes fleeing to fran reaches 90. (New York Times, January 30,
p. Al.)

Refugees fleeing Iraq and Kuwait reach Jordan with tales of deprivation, fright and despair gripping
the people of Kuwait and Iraq. They report scarce food and water, severed communications, bombed
bridges, roads and housing, and a thriving black market. (New York Times, January 30, p. Al.)

Baghdad reports that an allied pilot, apparently detained as an "human shield", is killed in an allied
bombing raid. (New York Times, January 30, p. A8.)

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