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                                             U.S, PoliticaliDiplomatic             Miii

 Aug 2     Iraq invades Kuwait with        U.S. imposes near total
           100,000 troops.                 embargo and seeks
           U.N. Security Council passes    withdrawal of Iraqi troops
           Resolution 660 calling for      diplomatically, and seeks
           Iraq's immediate and            collective action with other
           unconditional withdrawal        countries.
           from Kuwait.

 Aug 3     Iraq declares that Kuwaiti      President bans all commerce    Pentagon gives President a
           government overthrown by        with and freezes assets of     list of military options in the
           revolutionaries who requested   Iraqi and Kuwaiti property.    event of invasion of Saudi
           Iraqi assistance. Kuwaiti       U.S. Secretary of State and    Arabia by Iraq.
           resistance appears to be        Soviet Foreign Minister issue
           eliminated.                     joint denunciation of invasion.

 Aug 4     Jordan describes Saddam
           Hussein as a patriot for Arab
           world.
           European community imposes
           sanctions and embargo.
           Iraq installs new head of
           Kuwaiti government.

 Aug 5                                     U.S. refuses to recognize new  President sends SECDEF to
                                           Kuwaiti government.            Saudi Arabia.

 Aug 6     U.N. Security Council passes    State Department demands       President issues directive to
           Resolution 661 halting trade,   immediate Iraqi withdrawal,    send troops to Saudi Arabia.
           finances and transnortation     restoration of Kuwaiti         SECDBF presents evidence
           with Iraq and Kuwait. Iraq      government, safety for         to Saudis of Iraqi build-up on
           reduces oil shipments to        Americans in the area and      their border.
           Turkey.                         free navigation and flow of    Pentagon proposes
                                           oil from region.               multinational naval force
                                                                          including &oviets. Carriers
                                                                          EISENHOWER and
                                                                          INDEPENDENCE in Gulf
.............-..........-..........-.............-...-.-.-- "...-         area.

                                                     C-Day
 Aug 7     Turkey shuts off oil pipeline                                  President declares Saudi
           carrying Iraqi oil to                                          Arabia under threat, orders
           Mediterranean.                                                 U.S. military to Saudi
           U.N. Security Council votes                                    Arabia. USS SARATOGA
           to impose economic sanctions                                   and WISCONSIN leave for
           including a naval blockade.                                    eastern Med.


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