Word: saudi
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...weeks ago, peddling the bomb-and-then-bomb-again policy, she returned saying she had broad support and intimated that Arab leaders were more accommodating in private than in public. As soon as she landed in Washington, the support began slipping away. Egypt pronounced against military action. Turkey and Saudi Arabia told the U.S. it could not use air bases on their soil to attack Iraq. Then Bahrain's Information Minister announced that no strikes could be mounted from his country, a key land base for U.S. fighters and warships...
...served on reconnaissance missions," Doctor said. "I picked up the bodies of the dead American soldiers when Saddam decided to bomb Saudi Arabia. I know What evil he is up to Most of these marchers, they have never seen...
Albright will also try to persuade leaders in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to allow U.S. planes based there to take part in any anti-Saddam offensive. So far only Britain, which has sent an aircraft-carrier task force to the gulf, stands firmly with the U.S. on the use of force. Prime Minister Tony Blair, paying an official visit to Washington this week, will repeat that pledge...
Some progress in William Cohen's ongoing battle for Mideast hearts and minds: The U.S. and Saudi Arabia issued a joint warning to Iraq early Monday. "We are pleased with our talks and confident 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...
...Round Of Gulf Defense Secretary Cohen heads to Saudi Arabia and President Clinton works the phones, desperate to get allies on board for a possible attack on Iraq. What happened to the spirit of 1991? Full Story Special: Back to the Brink...