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Using air power to force Iraq to back down on chemical weapons is a lot more difficult than ejecting it from Kuwait, says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. Bombing is unlikely to destroy Baghdad's chemical weapons. "We'd need to destroy not only the weapons but also the scientists that create them, but we don't know where to find them," he says. "That's why inspections are better than attacks." And if bombing prompts Iraq to end to the weapons inspection program, the allies would be left with the unpalatable prospect of fighting the Gulf War all over...
...that the fine, close cooperation of our two countries will continue." Despite the good feelings, the results remain the same: No U.S. strike aircraft will fly out of Saudi bases. Cohen did say he expected the Saudis to at least allow support planes on their airstrips. En route to Kuwait, he told reporters it's harder to muster support when Saddam isn't "raping and pillaging and setting oil wells on fire...
...presidential palaces, Iraq would seem to be in material breach of the cease-fire. Is it that simple? The problem is, not all Security Council members agree on the definition of material breach. One Russian representative to the United Nations said it would occur only if Iraq re-invaded Kuwait. Still, according to TIME U.N. correspondent Bill Dowell, the Security Council will likely pass a resolution confirming that Iraq is violating the cease-fire terms. That should make an attack easier to justify. "The Security Council agrees that Iraq should not be doing this whether you actually use the words...
...Kuwait - Still bitter after Iraq's brutal invasion and occupation...
...says TIME diplomatic correspondent Douglas Waller, "but the U.S. will still go ahead with the military option anyway. Albright is laying the groundwork for an attack and, hopefully, reducing any adverse reaction for when an attack is actually launched." Coming soon: Madeleine plays the Persian Gulf, touring Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain...