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personal attack on Saddam Hussein urging the Iraqi ~)ple and military to turn against him and liquida~
him in cold blood to spare his nation a horrible massacre in the Persian Gulf war. (New York Tines
February 10, p. 18.)

Saudi and American officials agree that it is important to end the Persian Gulf war by June befdre
the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. (New York Times, February 10, p. 17.)

White House official says the decision to keep nerve gas and nuclear weapons out of the fighting is
partly due to a sober assessment of th-e damage such weapons would inflict on the U.S. cause. The
moral and political fallout would be ~beyond any conceivable military gain. (Minneapolis Star-
Tribune, February 10, p. 13.)

Senator Sam Nunn, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, acknowledges that reservists
are taking longer than expected to get into shape for active duty, and calls for re-examination of the
question of which units the round-out brigades are assigned to. (Atlanta Journal & Constitution,
February 10, p. 14.)

February 10
Sunday ---In his first public address in weeks, Saddam Hussein urges ir~~is to practice patience and
steadfastness and assures his nation that Iraq will win the war. (New York Times, February 11, p. Al.)

Secretary of Defense Cheney, after a weekend of listemng to allied commanders, arrives back in the
U.S. for meetings with President Bush. Cheney appears to favor several more weeks of the allied a
campaign before embarking on a ground offensive. (New York Times, February 11, p. Al.)

Iranian officials admit that their peace initiative to Saddam Hussein has apparently failed. (New York
Times, February 11, p. Al.)

Allied commanders believe they have so disrupted Iraq's communications that it takes twenty-four
hours for a message from Saddam Hussein to reach his troops in Kuwait by reasonably secure mcans.
(New York Times, February 11, p. A12.)

For the first time since the American Revolution, the U.S. is accepting contributions from other
nations towards a war effort. To date, pledges of more than $50 billion have been received including
$16.8 billion from Saudi Arabia, $16 billion from Kuwait, $10.7 billion from Japan and $6.6 billion
from Germany. The U.S. has received $5.3 billion in cash and $1.3 billion in fuel and other materials.
Budget officials estimate the incremental cost of the war has been $11.1 billion to date. (New York
Times, February 11, p. Al3.)

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