Word: iraqi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...list of "criteria" by which the allies would judge whether an Iraqi withdrawal was unconditional and worthy of an allied cease-fire. The second was a single-page argument about why the Gorbachev-Aziz agreement was "unacceptable...
...question of "Do we make the date tomorrow night or Sunday or Monday or when?" Bush wanted it as soon as possible. So did Powell. Secretary of State James Baker cautioned that the U.S. ultimatum must have allied support and must be seen to allow a reasonable time for Iraqi acceptance. "The diplomatic question was the toughest," said a participant. "We had 28 partners, and the biggest concern was making sure we could get everybody on board...
From the first trickle of Iraqi soldiers who deserted or were taken prisoner in the early days of the conflict to the hundreds rounded up last week, intelligence officers have amassed files of valuable information. They have learned of eroding Iraqi morale brought on by heavy bombing; of shortages of food, water and other supplies; about the disposition, strength and fighting ability of Iraqi forces; and about the nature and the quality of their weaponry...
Some of this information is collected by targeting specific types of Iraqi soldiers who are most likely to have the kind of knowledge that the allies need. U.S. Rangers and members of Britain's crack Special Air Service have made forays deep into Iraqi territory with "shopping lists" -- engineers or artillery officers, for example, who have special information about enemy plans and operations...
Soldiers captured by the British units informed the allies that before the war started, Iraq distributed substantial supplies of chemical weapons along the front lines to be held for the ground war. The British also learned that Iraqi gunners were suffering from serious maintenance problems and had great difficulty getting spare parts, and that Iraqi helicopters had randomly sown anti-personnel mines along the front to harass advancing troops...