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Date International U.S. PoliticailDiplomatic Military

Dec [2 Saddam Hussein has replaced U.S. and Iraq again fail to Army chemical warfare units
his Defense Minister with agree on a date on which to in the Persian Gulf complain
Major General Saadi Tuma meet. Both sides agree that of having inadequate
Abbas. Iraqi Foreign Minister should equipment. 72% of the
come to Washington on Army's chemical warfare
December 17, but they troops are in the reserve and
haven't been able to agree on National Guard.
a date for SECS.rATh to go
to Baghdad. The U.S.
offered December 20 or
January 3, Iraq proposes
January 12.

Dec 13 According to a polimmericans Only 40 of the 16,000
are evenly divided on whether Marine Corps Reservists
to give sanctions more time called-up have not shown up
or to go to war if Iraq does or applied for conscientious
not withdraw from Kuwait by objector status. The
January 15. Pentagon reports that there
The last U.S. evacuation have been 143 applicants for
flight from Iraq and Kuwait conscientious objector status
arrives in Germany carrying since January 1, 1990. Of
32 Americans including the that only 33 could be
U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait. documented as having
U.S. says that Iraq can not applied in the aftermath of
keep its massive military Operation Desert Shield.
machine with chemical and The Na~y has announced a
nuclear weapons. second "stop loss" action,
U.S. District Court rules this one affecting officer and
agamst Congressmen who enlisted medical personnel
sought an order forbidding whose sicills are in short
President from declaring war supply as a result of
on Iraq unless he consults Operation Desert Shield.
with Congress. Judge also DoD releases sixteenth list of
stated that the Constitution approximately 2,388 Naval
gives Congress the right to Reservists ordered to active
declare war. duty.

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