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NATO announces that President Bush proposes talks Senate begins debate on Gulf
squadrons of Italian, Belgian, in Geneva between SECSTAT~ situation. Iraq agrees to U.S.-
and German fighters will be Baker and Iraqi Foreign Iraqi talks on Jan 9.
sent to Turkey. Minister Aziz. 102nd
Congress convenes. There are
530,000 Iraqi troops in
occupied Kuwait, 580,000
multinational troops in the
Gulf.

Jan 5 Jan 8 Jan 9

President Bush says military President Bush requests Saddam Hussein says Iraq
action against Iraq will not Congress to adopt a resolution would not bow to America and
necessarily begin on Jan 15. supporting the use of force warned that United States
against Iraq saying that such a soldiers would "swim in their
vote would send a message to own blood." U.N. Secretary
Saddam Hussein that General says he will visit
Americans are united in their Baghdad to perntade Saddam
determination. Hussein to give up Kuwait and
avert a Gulf war. Talks
between SECSTATE and Iraqi
Foreign Minister fail to reach
agreement.

F Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12

Congress debates whether to United States military officials Congress votes President Bush
authorize President Bush to use say they believe Iraq has been the authority to go to war. The
force to drive Iraq out of seeding Kuwaiti waters with Senate approved by 52 to 47
Kuwait, or to wait for Iraqi mines that have begun while the House approved by
sanctions to work. CIA floating into shipping channels. 250 to 183.
Director says that sanctions
alone will take at least a year
to force Iraq.to withdraw.

Jan 13

U.N. Secretary General Iraqi parliament votes to follow White House says it is reaching
emerges from talks with Saddam Hussein into battle a "point of decision" and
Saddam Hussein saying no over the occupation of Kuwait. officials are weighing exactly
progress was made on Iraqi when to give the attack order if
withdrawal. Iraq does not concede.

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