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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military

Nov 19 Iraq announces that 250,000 Recent poll shows Americans The Army and Marine Corps
additional troops will be sent growing wary of the situation announce the call-up of
to Kuwait and southern Iraq in the Gulf. 26,625 reservists mostly for
increasing its total number of combat roles in support of

forces there to about Operation Desert Shield.
680,000.
President Bush fails to win
Soviet support for U.N.
resolution the use of force.

Nov 20 Baghdad announces it will SECSTATh and Soviet U.S. and Saudi forces
free German hostages and Foreign Minister say further complete amphibious exercise
acknowiedges the move is U.N. action will be needed to "linrinent Thunder.
intended to fragment the get Iraq out of Kuwait.
alliance. Forty-five Congressmen file a
lawsuit to prevent the
President from tailing military
action without consulting
Congress. The
Administration contends it has
fulfilled its obligations.
President will wait to seek
Congressional approval of
force until the U.N. Security
Council considers a resolution
on supporting the use of
force.

Nov 21 U.S., U.S.S.R., and France DoD releases twelfth list of
call for U.N. to pass a approximately 875 Naval
resolution against Iraq. Reservists ordered to active
duty.

-` Nov 22 Britsin sends more troops, President visits troops in
tanks, aircraft and ships to Saudi Arabia for
the Gulf bringing the total Thanksgiving.
number of British troops
there to 30,000.
SECSTATh is unsuccessful
in getting Yemen to support
the use of force.

Nov 23 President meets with Syrian SECDEF signs order
President, who pledges stopping retirements and
support for the use of force. extending enlistments in the
U.S. asks NATO allies to Army.
help move U.S. forces from
Europe to the Gulf.

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