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Da~ International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military

Nov 24 American analysts believe
that time is degrading
weapons in the Iraqi arsenal
due to maintenance
difficulties and that Iraq may
have to rely on low tech
weapons in any conflict with
coalition forces. U.S.
officials say that sanctions
have stopped Iraq's
international trade and caused
shortages of many products.

Nov 25 Iraqi reservists receive call-up Administration says that the Pentagon says fewer than 100
notices. Iraqi farmers will no U.S. has mustered enough of the 8O,OOO~reservists anci
longer be exempt. For the support in the U.N. Security 230,000 regular troops
first tiine, Iraqis seem to be Council to gain approval of a ordered to the Gulf have
concerned ahout a costly war. resolution authorizing the use tried to get out of duty.
SECDEF and National of force. Guard and reserve personnel
Security Advisor say that Iraq activated to support
may produce a crude nuclear Gperation Desert Shield as of
weapon within a year. 25 November total 66,414.

Nov 26 Proposed U.N. resolution U.S. Department of Energy U.S. specialists say that Iraq
allows Iraq one final chance says supplies of oil have has stepped up its efforts to
to pull its troops out of recovered to the point where ensure heavy coalition
Kuwait by mid-January or not even an outbreak of war caswdties if there is an attack
risk a military conflict. would justify a price increase. on Kuwait or Iraq.
The Soviet Union demands
that Iraq release 3,000 Soviet
citizens charging that
Baghdad is preventing them
from leaving.

Nov 27 Iraq's Foreign Minister Senate Democrats urge
dismisses importance of President to delay taking
expected U.N. resolution military action and give
authorizing force and says economic sanctions more time
that Iraq will never withdraw. to work.
International Atomic Energy
Agency inspectors say that
Iraq's highly enriched reactor
fuel has not been rn~de into a
nuclear weapon.

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