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United States reports Iraqi President Gorbachev says war In public address, Saddam
movement of some command threatens to go beyond U.N. Hussein assures nation that Iraq
and control centers to schools, mandate. SECDEF and will win. Allies pledge more
and anti-aircraft batteries to Chairman JCS meet with top tban $50B, including $16.8B
residential rooftops. American commanders in Saudi from Saudi Arabia; $16B from
Arabia. Kuwait; $10.7B from
Germany.

Feb 11 Feb12 Feb 13

Israeli Defense Minister Following meeting with Soviet United States aircraft drops two
confers with President Bush envoy, Saddam Hussein says bombs on reinforced concrete
and other United States he is willing to work with building. Hundreds of Iraqis
officials, to highlight Israeli Soviet Union to end war, but reportedly killed. United
forbearance in face of Iraqi vows to keep fightihg until States officials say structure
missile attacks and discuss aggressors are beaten back. converted for military
postwar United States/Israeli Saudi Arabia borrows billions purposes, adding Iraq may
relations. of dollars from banns to fluid have deliberately let civilians
war expenses. use installation.

Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 17

Cuba and Yemen circulate Iraq says it is prepared to Iraq prevents Red Cross from
peace plan as U.N. Security discuss compliance with U.N. meeting POW's and from
Council meets behind closed resolution calling for determining conditions in Iraqi
doors to review the war. A poll withdrawal from Kuwait if cities.
reports 78 % approye of numerous conditions it requests
President Bush's overall job are met. Soviet Union greets
performance; 79 % want to offer with "satisfaction and
continue air campaign, and hope." President Bush rejects
71 % expect ground war will be it as "cruel hoax" and urges
necessary. Iraqi poople to "take matters
into their own hands."

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President Gorbachev presents President Bush says Soviet Cost estimate of war revised to
Iraq with another formula for offer "falls well short of what $77B for fiscal year 1991.
withdrawal. would be required" to stop the Japan's reluctant support for
war. United States military the war, and failure to follow
says they could "start a ground through on pledge of $9B
offensive tonight" if the creates ill will among Congress
President orders. CENTCOM and the public.
says Iraq's military is on verge
of collapse.

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