28 Feb 1991
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1991
Page
1
Question asks how one feels about the liberation of Kuwait City and the prospect of war ending, reflecting optimism or concern about the implications for regional stability and personal impact. It seeks a personal reaction rather than factual reporting.
President Bush ordered coalition forces to suspend offensive actions at midnight after a decisive tank battle in southern Iraq. He proclaimed Kuwait liberated and Iraq defeated while warning of renewed fighting if Saddam Hussein violates terms. Secretary Baker to seek UN action and U.S. troop redeployment begins in days.
Kuwait City erupted in celebration as U S Marines and Saudi troops defended streets after seven months of Iraqi rule ended. Crowds filled avenues, gunfire faded, and residents welcomed liberated Kuwait with chants, flags, and car parades amid ongoing security checks.
Odessans anxiously await returning relatives from the Persian Gulf as Army mechanic Arthur Lea II near his 21st birthday and his wife Christy anticipate their first child. Leal left Odessa last August after Iraq invaded Kuwait, and his mother Edna Leal clings to hope he will be home by March 9 for the birth.
Coalition forces trench the Republican Guard east of allied units and south of the Euphrates to block Baghdad escape. One heavy armored division near the Kuwaiti border has moved tanks while the other two divisions stay intact. Poor weather and smoke slow daytime air support for ground operations.
U S armored divisions struck Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard west of Basra in what officials call the largest tank battle since World War II. More than 700 Iraqi tanks were reported destroyed as U S forces aimed to finish the campaign with a ceasefire imminent.
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