THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 30, 1995 TAG: 9507310167
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A10 EDITION: FINAL
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Aug. 2, 1990 - Iraqi troops and tanks storm across the border
into Kuwait and quickly seize control of the oil-rich desert
sheikdom. President George Bush attacks Iraq's ``naked
aggression.''
Aug. 6, 1990 - Bush orders U.S. military forces to Saudi Arabia
to defend its oil fields, the greatest American overseas military
buildup since the Vietnam war. The Pentagon calls it ``Operation
Desert Shield.''
Aug. 8, 1990 - Bush tells reporters ``a line has been drawn in
the sand.''
Aug. 17, 1990 - Iraq seizes foreign nationals in Iraq and Kuwait,
including about 3,000 Americans, as ``human shields.''
Aug. 22, 1990 - Oil prices hit a seven-year high. The following
day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets 14 percent.
Oct. 1, 1990 - Israel begins distributing gas masks to Israeli
public.
Nov. 8, 1990 - Bush orders massive increase in number of U.S.
land, sea and air forces deployed in the Gulf, a move that would
double the force level to 425,000 by early 1991.
Nov. 29, 1990 - U.N. Security Council sets Jan. 15, 1991,
deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait.
Dec. 6, 1990 - Saddam Hussein orders all Western hostages freed.
Jan. 9, 1991 - Secretary of State James Baker and Iraq's foreign
minister meet in Geneva, but fail to reach agreement to avert war.
Jan. 16, 1991 - An international air force led by the United
States launches air and missile attacks on Iraq and Iraqi-held
Kuwait.
Jan. 22, 1991 - Iraq begins setting oil facilities in Kuwait on
fire.
Feb. 23, 1991 - The United States and its coalition partners
launch a sweeping ground assault to drive Iraq from Kuwait.
Feb. 27, 1991 - Bush announces a cease-fire, declaring, ``Kuwait
is liberated.''
Feb. 28, 1991 - Iraq agrees to cease-fire. Total allied combat
fatalities are put at 141. Estimates of Iraqi troops and civilians
killed range as high as 100,000.
- COX NEWS SERVICE
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