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The House votes to support President Gorbachev sends Israeli police fire on stone-
United States military envoy to meet with Arab throwing Palestinians, killing
deployment in the Gulf. The leaders. Saddam Hussein visits 21.
Senate approves a similar Kuwait and declares, "There
resolution two days later. will be no compromise. Iraq
Members emphasize that the will never give up one inch of
measures do not authorize this land now called Province
futureuseof force. Inthe 19."
U.N., President Bush continues
to denounce Iraq invasion of
Kuwait.

Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 15

The price of crude oil tops $40 The speaker of the Egyptian Following a meeting with
a barrel. Oniy four embassies parliament is assassinated. British Prime Minister
(United States, French, British, U.N. Security Council Thatcher, SECDEF says that
and Indonesian) remain open in unanimously approves a United States forces in Gulf
Kuwait City. Two United resolution that expresses alarm area are "in for a long haul."
States armored units begin at the Oct 8 violence in
rolling ashore in Saudi Arabia. Jerusalem.

Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19

SECSTATlS, before the Senate Oil prices drop to $37 a barrel. Iraq announces that it will
Foreign Relations Committee, Iraq offers to sell oil at the pre- begin rationing gasoline.
refuses to promise that the crisis price of $21 a barrel.
administration will seek
congressional approval before
any attack on Iraq.

Oct 20 Oct 22 Oct 24

Antiwar marches are staged in Senate Majority Leader Saudi official says that Iraq has
about 20 cities across the Mitchell insists that under the increased its forces in southern

United States The largest Constitution, Congress, not the Iraq and Kuwait to 500,000.
demonstration is in New York. administration, has the power SECDEF discloses the decision
White House believes it has to declare war. to send more combat troops to
sufficient authority under the the Gulf.
U.N. Charter to undertake a
military assault.

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