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Date International U.S. PoliticailDiplornatic Military

Nov 14 Efforts to convene an Arab President Bush appears to SECDEF authorizes call-up
summit collapse when Saudi have turned back the of up to 72,500 additional
Arabia says it will not attend movement for a special reservists raising to 125,000
such a meeting unless Iraq session of Congress by the number of reservists who
agrees to withdraw from assuring lawmakers he would can be called to active duty.
Kuwait. consult with them before U.S. military forces have left
Iraq criticizes U.S. Marine using force. bases in Europe for the Gulf.
arnphibious exercise saying it For the fourth month in a DOD releaees eleventh list of
is provocative and proves that row, Americans paid close approximately 62 Naval
the U.S. is preparing for war. attention to events in the Reservists ordered to active
Turkish leader discounts the Gulf. According to a recent duty. Guard and reserve
idea that Turkey would be poll, 62% of Americans paid personnel activated to
u~ed as a second front in a attention to Gulf news. support Operation Desert
war against Iraq. Shield as of 14 November
total 33,007.

Nov 15 Iraq invites a team of U.S. Council of Churches U.S. and Saudi forces begin
insectors from the unanimously approves a `Iniiiiinent Thunder,' an

International Atomic Energy resolution rebuking President amphibious exercise in Saudi
Agency to verif~ that their Bush's policy in the Gulf. Arabia.
snaall stock of highly enriched SECSTATh flies to Brussels
uranium has not been made to begin discussions with the
into nuclear weapons. fourteen members of the
Soviet Union's chief Middle U.N. Security Council to seek
East negotiator counsels delay their support for military
of military action against Iraq action to force Iraq out of
in hope of finding a face Kuwait.
saving way for Saddiun
Hussein to get out of Kuwait.
Saddam Hussein says that he
is ready for negotiations with
the U.S. and Arab neighbors.

Nov 16 Palestinian support for A Marine Corps Reserve
Saddam Hussein weakened as tank battalion, is activated
Palestinian refugees from for duty with the II Marine
Kuwait report Iraqi atrocities. Expeditionary Force headed
Iran and Iraq announce for Saudi Arabia. Another
resolution on many issues left tank company is also being
over from their eight-year activated. SECNAV extends
war. Selected Reservists for an
Egyptian President says he additional 90 days.

has asked President Bush to
postpone the military option
for two or three months in
( hope of a peaceful resolution.

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