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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Milltar~

Jan 10 Arab diplomats say that Congress opens debate Pentagon is rushing the E-8
Saddam Hussein plans an whether to authorize President aircraft, a radar plane to spot
initiative after the Jan 15 to use force to drive Iraq out armored weapons and
deadline that will express of Kuwait, or to insist that he instantly relay the
support for pulling out of wait for sanctions to work. information to field
Kuwait and call for a SECSTATh meets with Saudi commanders, to the Persian
conference on Palestinian King to discuss timing of Gulf well before its due date.
grievances against Israel. attack on Iraqi forces in An eighit ship amphibious
Kuwait if Iraq does not battle group enters the
withdraw by January 15. Persian Gulf and will be
Poll shows that nearly nine joined by the carrier
out of ten Americans feel that MIDWAY and its battle
war with Iraq is inevitable group.
and that nearly eight out of The Navy calls 1,868
ten think Congress should reservists to active duty
endorse the U.N. resolution. mcluding the first to be
CIA Director says that assigned to combat ships in
sanctions alone will take at the Persian Gulf crisis.
least a year to force Iraq to
leave Kuwait.
Jan 11 Saudi Arabia has given the The Administration says Iraq U.S. military officials say
U.S. the green light to is planning terrorist attacks they believe Iraq has been
commence military operations worldwide against the U.S. seeding Kuwaiti waters with
against Iraq. and the Persian Gulf allies. niines that have begun
floating into shipping
channels.
Pentagon says forces massed
in the Persian Gulf number
615,000 (including 370,000
Americans) and face 540,000
Iraqi troops.

Jan 12 Syrian President calls on Congress votes President the
Saddam Hussein to withdraw authority to go to war. The
his forces so Arabs can close Senate approved by 52 to 47
ranks and confront Israel. while the Ho~se approved by
250 to 183.

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