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Saddam Hussein vows to never back down despite Kuwait invasion
Saddam Hussein declared he would rather die than yield to foreign pressure to withdraw from Kuwait. He argued the invasion corrects colonial borders and targets Arab oppression, while the Bush administration dispatched warplanes and troops to Saudi Arabia to defend the oil-rich kingdom. A multinational force may deter Iraq as Baker plans Brussels talks with European allies.
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