Dole calls Middle East events a wake up call
U S Senator Bob Dole said Iraq's invasion of Kuwait is a wake up call urging defense spending to stay strong. He argued peace dividends are misplaced and warned liberals against deep cuts while praising President Bush and calling for sanctions and international unity.
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R-Kan
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Loras College
America
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Tom Harkin
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Republican Party
Persian Gulf
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United States
Lone Ranger
Iraq Kuwait crisis widens with airman death and Western casualties
A U S airman died in Saudi Arabia in an on base accident. Douglas Thomas Croskery a British businessman was killed in Kuwait as Iraqi troops fired on fleeing foreigners. 10 000 Egyptian and Moroccan troops join 50 000 U S soldiers moving into Saudi Arabia. Saddam warned of war if demands not met. Bush toured golf course amid swift naval interdiction plans.
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Covina
Calif
Offutt Air Force Base
Nebraska
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Kuwait
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Foreign Office
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Yildirim Akbulut
Lebanon
America
PLO
Jordan
Bangladesh
United States
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Washington
James Baker
ABC
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Americans plead for release of loved ones held captive
A Milwaukee man makes a videotaped plea to Saddam Hussein to release his wife and daughter as relatives of Americans stranded in Iraq and Kuwait await word from the State Department. About 400 Americans were in Iraq and 3,000 in Kuwait amid limited departures.
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Jacksboro
Texas
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Baghdad
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Santa Fe Drilling Co
Sylaja
Madhavarao Murikipudi
Murikipudi
India
Cost of Gulf deployment could reach billions per month
Pentagon officials and analysts estimate high costs for U S forces in the Persian Gulf as Bush defends Saudi Arabia. Estimates range from hundreds of millions to 1 69 billion dollars monthly if 250 000 troops are deployed, with fuel and maintenance driving expenses higher. Saudi Arabia offers to help defray some costs.
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