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...White House breakfast at which the President pleaded for their backing. Said Bush: "The last, best chance for Saddam Hussein to get the message is in your hands." To counter pro-sanctions arguments, CIA Director William Webster sent a letter to the Hill asserting that even if the embargo remained in place for six months to a year, it would not force Iraq from Kuwait...
Last week, The Crimson called on Bush to give the U.N.'s economic embargo of Iraq a chance to cripple Saddam's war machine. We agreed that the worldwide coalition could not tolerate the ruthless dictator's occupation of Kuwait indefinitely, but we believed (and still do believe) that the military force should be used only as a last resort...
Iraq's army overruns Kuwait. President Bush orders U.S. economic embargo against Iraq; West European and Japanese governments follow suit. U.N. Security Council orders worldwide embargo on trade with Iraq. Bush deploys U.S. combat troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia. Turkey cuts off exports from Iraqi oil pipeline through Turkish territory Britain joins multinational force in Persian Gulf. Iraq closes borders to foreigners, trapping thousands of Americans and other Westerners in Iraq and Kuwait. Twelve of 20 Arab League states vote to send all-Arab military force to Saudi defense...
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from territories it occupies. Bush calls up military reserves. Saddam offers to free all foreigners in Iraq and Kuwait if United States promises to withdraw its forces from Saudi Arabia and guarantee the trade embargo will be lifted. Iraq announces it has moved Western hostages to military installations to use as human shields. Iraq rings nine embassies in Kuwait with troops. U.N. Security Council authorizes military action to enforce economic embargo of Iraq. Baghdad declares Kuwait its 19th Province...
Baghdad government seizes assets in Iraq owned by countries participating in embargo. U.N. Security Council members agree to extend embargo against Iraq to air corridors. Iraq orders expulsion of military attaches from all European Community countries. Iraq orders Kuwaitis to apply for Iraqi citizenship...