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           25 Jul 90     U.S. Ambassador to Iraq is assured by Hussein that Iraq has no intention of invading
                         Kuwait.

           26 Jul 90     Administration announces review of pollcy toward Iraq.

           2 Aug 90      fraq invades Kuwait. President Bush declares national emergency and freezes Iraqi
                         and Kuwaiti assets. Closest military forces are 2,500 miles away on Diego Garcia.

           3 Aug 90      President Bush meets with British Prime Minister Thatcher to form the basis of an
                         international coalition.

           5 Aug 90      Congress imposes trade sanctions on Iraq and Kuwait.

           6 Aug 90      President Bush announces blockade of Iraq and Kuwait.

           7 Aug 90      C.Day. Tripwire force of 2,300 troops of 82nd Airborne and 48 F-15s from Langley
                         AFB arrive in Saudi Arabia.

           12 Aug 90     U.S. Navy ordered to halt flow of Iraq's oil.

           22 Aug 90     President Bush signs Executive Order permitting activation of reserves.

           5 Sep 90      SECSTATB Baker says U.S. should be patient, let embargo work, but be prepared to
                         use force if it fails to get Iraq out of Kuwait.

           9 Sep 90      President Bush and President Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and state jointly: "No
                         peaceful international order is possible if larger states can devour their srnaller
)                        neighbors."

           20 Oct 90     SECDEF Cheney states that U.S. has authority under U.N. Charter to use force
                         against Iraq.

           25 Oct 90     CIA Director Webster states that U.S. doubts region can be secure if Saddam Hussein
                         continues in power and is in possession of weapons of mass destruction.

           3-5 Nov 90    SECSTATE Baker flies to Saudi Arabia and Moscow to get support for U.S. offensive
                         force against Iraq.

           8 Nov 90      President Bush announces that 150,000 additional troops will go to theater. VII Corps
                         will be sent from Germany. providing the coalition with a viable offensive option.

           2 Dec 90      SECSTATE Baker says that the U.S. will not attack if Iraq releases all hostages and
                         evacuates Kuwait.

           3 Dec 90      SECDlSF Cheney tells Senate Armed Services Committee that only force can get Iraq
                         out of Kuwait.

           7 Dec 90      U.S. closes its embassy in Kuwait, after Iraq announces release of hostages.

           9 Jan 91      SECSTATE Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz meet in Geneva but fail to reach an
                         agreement.

           12 Jan 91     Congress votes to authorize President Bush to use force.

           16 Jan 91     President Bush commences Operation Desert Storm.

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