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Gulf show of force as ships and hosts tied to Kuwait crisis
Secretary of state met Kuwait’s exiled emir while Iraq allowed some British and American hostages to call home. The USS Midway entered the Persian Gulf as a show of force, joining the USS Independence. British officials reported at least 30 hostages called families in Britain. Public debate over hostage calls grew as political figures urged or opposed actions.
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Jocelyn Noveck
Associated Press
U.S
Kuwait
Iraq
Midway
Persian Gulf
Independence
Gulf
Britain
Foreign Office
Saddam Hussein
Emirate
Saddam
Brockton
Mass
Baghdad
John
Mary Trundy
John Stevenson
Florida
Sir John Stokes