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Bush
the Iraqis have scrambles to contain political attack
oil slick by opening damage from a Soviet- Saudi Arabia near Kuwaiti
at the Mina al-Bakr oil American communique that border. Iraqis occupy
terminal, northeast of the embereeed President by abandoned port town of
Kuwaiti island of Bubjyan. indicating the U.S. was Kha~i before being driven
Chancellor Kohl will seek to offering a cease-fire and back by U.S. Marines and
amend the German willing to link the Persian Arab infantry. Iraq loses at
Constitution, which prohibits Gulf war to the Palestinian least 24 tanks and a dozen
dispatch of German troops to dispute. other vehicles.
combat zones outside the In a Washington Post survey, U.S. and British helicopters
NATO theater. 85 % of Americans express a and fighter-bombers destroy
Chinese leaders were secretly `great deal' of confidence in at least six Iraqi missile-
searching last month for the military. The rating carrying patrol boats in a 12
country willing to smuggle places military above hour battle in the northern
weapons to Iraq even as they country's other major Persian Gulf.
pledged support for the arms institutions. Costs for military operations
embargo. It is unlikely Chairman of the Federal in Persian Gulf for first tllree
Beijing will go ahead with Reserve Board says nation months of 1991 estimated to
sales amid the current could face a long and deep be $60 billion. Operating
hostilities. recession if the war with Iraq costs estimated at $500
Estimates of `burden-sharing' lasts past the middle of April. million per day.
pledges:
Kuwait: $ 18.5 billion
Saudi Arabia:$ 14.3 billion
Japan: $ 11.9 billion
Germany: $ 5.5 billion
U.A.B.: $ 1.6 billion
-......Korea: $145.0 million ---....--........--................"..."."..-...

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