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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military
Feb 18 Soviet President presents Iraq Administration indicates there USS ~RIPOU and USS
with another formula for is nothing in Soviet peace PRINCETON hit Iraqi inines
withdrawal. proposal to cause delay in while operating off Kuwait.
planned ground attack. Allied pilots fly 2,400
Congress works on legislation sorties, raising total for war
to provide a benefit package to 80,000.
to troops servmg in Gulf. Interrogation of 1,400+ Iraqi
POWs, reveals battle-weary
front line forces who are
hungry demoralized and
bitter at President Saddam
Hussein for waging war few
soldiers support.
Allies probe Iraqi positions
to obtain battlefield
intelligence and confuse
Iraqis about main points of
allied attack.
Bombei~ shower leaflets on
southern Iraqi cities, warning
population to leave ahead of
attacks.
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