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In an airborne briefing en route to Saudi Arabia, however, Powell cautioned against the idea that the "ground campaign, as the night follows the day, means huge casualties." Saddam may be planning a Verdun in the sand, but ! allied commanders insist they are not going to oblige him by relying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battlefront: Calculus of Death | 2/18/1991 | See Source »

Allied engineers will then begin cutting roads through the minefields. At that point, the Republican Guards will have to concentrate their dispersed, dug-in forces and counterattack. The day and night bombardment by B-52s and missile attacks from planes and helicopters will continue. The international forces will quickly be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strategy: Saddam's Deadly Trap | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

For years, American military hardware has been the butt of bitter jokes, taxpayer complaints and congressional investigations. To judge by the cost overruns and testing mishaps, the U.S. arsenal seemed to consist of planes that spun out of control, tanks too cumbersome to maneuver and spare parts with Tiffany price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Weapons: Inside the High-Tech Arsenal | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

Not everyone agrees. "It's possible that the West can work with Assad to make a better Mideast," says a senior Western diplomat in Damascus. What is not in dispute is the notion that, with or without the West's friendship, Assad would jump at the chance to become the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Consequences: What Kind of Peace? | 1/28/1991 | See Source »

War or peace -- the fundamental decision rests with Saddam Hussein, as it has since the beginning of the crisis. And it will probably be made, or at least disclosed, at the last possible instant. Somewhere around 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, U.S. Eastern Standard Time -- one minute before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saddam's Options | 1/21/1991 | See Source »

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