Word: withdrawal
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...somber, and his sentences were plain, devoid of any rhetorical flourish. Harking back to a Friday-morning appearance in the bright sunshine of the Rose Garden, he remarked that he had given Saddam Hussein "one last chance . . . to do what he should have done more than six months ago: withdraw from Kuwait without condition or further delay." Saddam, he said, had responded only with "a redoubling" of efforts "to destroy completely Kuwait and its people" -- a reference to the "scorched earth" torching of oil wells and systematic executions of Kuwaitis, some allegedly snatched at random off the streets of Kuwait...
Even if the withdrawal did begin, the allies feared, Iraq might drag it out for weeks. (Their fears were confirmed a day later, when Iraq made the 21-day proposal.) Besides allowing Saddam to withdraw and save his tanks and artillery, one American official noted, the proposal amounted to saying, "Give me a couple more weeks so I can kill some more Kuwaitis...
...Resolution No. 678, calling for the U.S. and its allies to "use all necessary means" to liberate Kuwait if Iraq did not withdraw by Jan. 15, was adopted...
...with the exception of a run on the Bank of New England the day it announced its insolvency, the mile-long lines to withdraw deposits that were so familiar during the Great Depression have been noticably absent...
...Iraqis make a legitimate offer to withdraw from Kuwait, a cease-fire and negotiations -- with our support but under Arab or other international auspices -- would let Iraqi leaders and private citizens put additional pressure on Saddam to comply with the more limited Security Council demands. The achievement of immediate American goals cannot be guaranteed by such a pause in the war. Even rejection of the peace effort by the Iraqis, however, will put the onus of the continuing conflict on their leaders, giving the allied forces a significant propaganda victory. It will also help clarify our ultimate objectives, to ourselves...