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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military

Feb 5 Iraq announces suspension of President says he is sending Officials say despite weeks
fuel sales, bringing SECDEF and Chairman JCS of bombing, combat
deprivation to a land where to Saudi Arabia to assess if effectiveness of Iraq's
food, water, electricity and ground offensive will be military has not been
gasoline are already in short neaessary. Saying he is substantially weakened.
supply. Iraqi warplanes skeptical air power alone Amphibious assault force
continue to go to Iran, more would drive Iraq from with Marines on board
than 110 on ground. More Kuwait, President Bush is moves up the Persian Gulf as
than 800 Iraqi soldiers are careful to say he has made no allied air shifts focus to
prisoners of war. final decision about ground front-line Iraqi units along
war. Kuwait-Saudi border.

Feb 6 Iraq paints 21-day toll in SECDEF and Chairman JCS Officials say Iraq shows
terms of civilian destruction, brief Congress on progress of exceptional ability to use
accuses President and the Gulf War and leave decoys to deceive bombers
coalition of attempting to Congressmen with impression and frustrate attempts to
expel Iraq from the 20th the air campaign is going assess damage to key
century." Iraq announces it quite well and ground Republican Guard positions.
is severing relations with offensive not imrainent. Louisiana Guardsmen return
U.S., Britain, France, Italy, In an effort to keep relations to Shreveport, Louisiana
Egypt and Saudi Arabia. between the press and allied protesting poor traming
Jordan's Kmg lashes out at briefers from becoming conditions at Fort Hood,
) savage and large scale war" acrimonious, CENTCOM Texas.
being conducted against dispatched Maj. Gen. Allied air campaign caused
"brotherly Iraq" and calls Johnston to conduct briefings; widespread casualties and
Arabs and Muslims to induce instituted system of off-the- breakdown of
coalition to accept cease-fire. record conversations. communications among Iraqi
Officials say Iraq moved Budget Director says costs for troops in Kuwait according to
chemical weapons into Operation Desert Shield not latest reports from Kuwaiti
positions near Kuwait-Saudi covered by allies totaled resistance.
border last week, prompting $1.35 billion, less than the $2
fears of gas attack. These billion authorized by
chemical weapons have been Congress.
USS MISSOURI's target for U.S. considers actions to
past two days. improve pay and benefits of
France confirms their troops civil servants whose reserve
will join in ground war and National Guard units
against Iraq and serve under have been activated. Federal
U.S. operational control. employees complain about
colleagues who, after being in
reserve and Guard units for
years, stayed behind because
- they were declared "essential"
in their jobs.

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