Saudi Arabia Developments Signal Start of War Action
The U S deadline for Saddam Hussein to resign expired and within two hours missiles and bombs hit a Baghdad site. President Bush called it the opening salvo in disarming Iraq and defending the world. Behrain offered asylum to Saddam. Columns of U S tanks and support vehicles moved toward the Iraqi border amid sandstorms. The White House sent Congress formal war justification notes as up to 17 Iraqi soldiers surrendered at the Kuwaiti border. Mubarak blamed Iraq for the looming war and cautioned about repercussions in the Middle East.
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The United States opened a war to topple Saddam Hussein with a missile and bomb assault on Baghdad. President Bush said the campaign will be broad and decisive with no outcome but victory, while Saddam urged Iraqis to resist. About 300,000 allied troops waited for orders as Afghan operations also began.
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