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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDipiomatic Military
Feb 8 UMCEF and World Health Concerned that move by SECDBF tells American
Organization asking allies in Jordan to Iraqi camp would pilots and ground crews in
Gulf to guarantee safe upset Gulf alliance, President Dhahran they are part of
passage through eastern Iraq increases pressure on Jordan most successful air campaign
for convoy carrymg medicine to reniain neutral. in history, but ground and
from Iran. amphibious assaults will be
Jordanians angry over needed jo flush out dug-in
Administration's decision to troops.
review aid to Jordan, and SECDEF and Chairman JCS
over killing of Jordanian meet exiled Rmir of Kuwait,
truck drivers importing Iraqi fly to Riyadh for conferences
oil to Jordan. American with CENTCOM.
diplomats ordered out of American officers say heavy
country, and Americans being air bombardment needed
urged to leave. before beginiiing the ground
campaign, air campaign
slowed by weather and hunt
for Scud launchers.
Allied officials say nearly
half the roads leading south
from Iraq to Kuwait are cut;
40 % of the Iraqi air force
out of commission; and 600
tanks destroyed.
Feb 9 Soviet President says war Official says decision to keep SBCDBF and Chairman JCS
threatens to go beyond U.N. nerve gas and nuclear meet with top American
mandate, and is sending a weapons out of fighting was commanders in Saudi Arabia,
personal envoy to Baghdad due to the assessment of listen to upbeat appraisals of
with an appeal to end war. damage that the use of such war, and debate timing and
Syrian newspaper reflecting weapons would cause to the nature of war's next phase.
Syrian government thinking, U.S. effort to hold the Commanders announce allied
issues personal attack on coalition together. attacks have destroyed 750
Saddain Hussein urging Iraq tanks, 650 artillery pieces
to turn against him to spare and 600 armored personnel
Iraq's massacre rn war. carriers since war began.
Officials agree it is important
to end war by June before
annual Muslim pilgrimage to
Mecca.
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