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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military

Aug 13 U.S. blockade of Iraqi Cost estimate of Operation
shipping criticized by U.N. ;Desert Shield $14.6
Security Council. million/day.
10,000 U.S. troops in Saudi
Arabia and 20,000 sailors in
surrounding waters.
Three U.S. carriers, are in
Gulf of Oman and Red Sea.
Caraiers Saratoga and
Kennedy on their way.
U.S. Navy dispatching 22
pre-positioned cargo ships to
the Persian Gulf.
12 of Navy's 96 Ready
Reserve Force cargo ships
have been activated.

Aug 14 Jordan's King Hussein flies to President warns King Hussein Staffs at Navy hospitals are
Washington following talks in U.S. will blockade Jordanian being shifted to hospital
Baghdad. ports if they ship goods to ships.
Syria agrees to commit troops Iraq but will compensate President is considering a
to Saudi Arabia. Jordan for lost partial mobilization of
revenues.Newsweek poll Reserve force.
shows 77 % of public support
President's handiing of
situation.

Aug 15 Iraq offers to withdraw troops 1,000 National Guardsmen
from Iranian territory. have been voluntarily
activated.
USS KENNEDY leaves
Norfolk.
SECDEF considering a call-
up of reserves. The
Pentagon laas a reserve force
of 1.6 million compared to
2.1 million active duty
personnel.

Aug 16 Germany is ready to join a King of Jordan meets with 45,000 Marines deployed to
U.N. force in Persian Gulf. President. Persian Gulf.
Iraqi military rounds up President states he is pleased Blockade of Iraq and Kuwait
British and Americans in with Jordanian commitment to commences. But with
Kuwait. enforce sanctions against minimal use of force.
Iraq.