16 Feb 1991
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1991
Page
1
Odessa residents react to President Bush decision on Saddam Hussein plan. George Deporto supports taking decisive action now. Melinda Leonard and Sylvia Cuellar offer mixed views on the strategy and timing of the withdrawal plan.
Iraq proposes a Kuwait pullout linked to an Israeli pullback and debt forgiveness. Bush calls it nothing new and insists on a Kuwait withdrawal under U.N. terms. Some senators and diplomats view it as a possible opening bid for peace amid wartime negotiations and mediation efforts.
Iraq will withdraw from Kuwait linked to Israeli pullout from occupied Palestinian Syrian and Lebanese territories. Allied forces must withdraw from the Gulf within one month of cease-fire. Repeal UN resolutions condemning the invasion and embargo, and authorizing force. Kuwait to base its political future on the wishes of the people, not the ruling family. Allies to repair war damage in Iraq.
President Bush dismissed Iraq's withdrawal offer as a hoax but noted a clause that could pressure Baghdad to pull out of Kuwait. With allied forces massed in the Saudi desert, attention turned to Iraq's Moscow diplomacy as officials urged no linkage and warned against premature ceasefires amid battlefield losses.
Oil prices fluctuated after renewed war fears with March crude at 20.95 per barrel, down 1.37 from Thursday. Analysts cite war uncertainty and potential Iraqi concessions as factors shaping a volatile market and oil supply expectations.
Two members of the State Board of Insurance defied Gov. Ann Richards by refusing to resign by her deadline. Richards plans to push legislative leaders to declare the board in gross fiscal mismanagement to justify a three member board appointment. Saxton and Reynolds defend their records while Reynolds calls the attack politically motivated.
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