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Date International U.S, PoliticaliDiplomatic Military
Feb 19 Iranians say Baghdad is ready President Bush says Soviet Officers say they could "start
for unconditional withdrawal peace plan "falls well short of a ground offensive tonight" if
from Kuwait. Officials close what would be required" to President ordered them.
to regional diplomacy say stop the war. Analysts see Allies continue blasting
Iraq has dropped conditions the plan as presenting the targets in Iraq and Kuwait.
for leaving Kuwait and could President with a choice: all- CENTCOM says Iraq's
announce a withdrawal. out military victory over Iraq military is on verge of
Deng Xiaoping of China or diplomatic settlement collapse and is losing 100
describes the war not as a which frees Kuwait, but tanIts a day to allied strikes.
just war but as example of leaves Saddam Hussein in USS PRINCETON is towed
"big hegemonists beating up place. to port. USS TRIPOLI
on small hegemonists". capable of normal operations.
Warplanes have increased
their kills against Iraqi tanks
and armored vehicles to
100+ per day by using
infrared techniques and
precision-guided bombs.
Allied planes have confirmed
destruction of 1,400 tanks
and 1,200 artillery pieces.
The military plans to
) establish "civil-military"
governments in Kuwait, even
in parts of Iraq.
Feb 20 Baghdad announces Iraqi U.S. and Britain tell Moscow American troops destroy
Foreign Minister will be sent they find proposal for cease- large numbers of enemy
to Moscow. India, which fire unacceptable, lacks a tanks and artillery, and take
joined the U.N. Security timetable for Iraq's more than 450 POW's. Four
Council in January circulates withdrawal from Kuwait and Army helicopters descend on
draft of a resolution calling does not compel Baghdad to a complex of Iraqi bunkers
for the Security Council, accept Security Council and unleash a devastating
rather than the United States resolutions. barrage.
and its allies, to be Defense Technology Security
responsible for designing any Agency reveals Iraq received
post war settlement. night vision devices from
Grenades hurled at British, Hughes Aircraft Co., which
Italian and Turkish embassies thought it was sending them
in Iran are apparently linked to the Dutch.
to war against Iraq.
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