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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military
Nov 7 Following a meeting with
SECSTATh, Egyptian
President says coalition of
nations in the Persian Gulf
should wait at least two or
three months to see if
economic sanctions can force
Iraq out of Kuwait before
resorting to military action.
Nov 8 Iraq announces the Chief of President orders more than
Staff of its military has been lSO,OoO air, sea and ground
replaced, which may indicttte troops to the Gulf saying
dissension in the hierarchy of they are needed to achieve
the armed forces. "an adequate offensive
Iraq says it will allow former option. `P
pop singer Cat Stevens and President has neari? doubled
other anti-war protesters to the size of the military in the
set up "peace camps" in Gulf because Iraq was not
Kuwait as a buffer between ~ing the U.S. seriously and
Iraq's army and the coalition because of concerns about a
forces in Saudi Arabia. prolonged, tense stalemate.
President's order mobilizing
an additional 200,000 troops
to the Middle East represents
one of the largest
deployments of U.S. fighting
forces since World War H.
When the deployment is
complete, the Army will
have 68% of its forces
o~rseas; 34% in the Gulf
Marine Corps implements a
"stop loss" provision
suspending laws and policies
that normally allow officers
and enlisted members to
leave after the end of active
service obligations. Up to
12,000 will be affected.
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