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Rebuilding Iraq

FROM THE ARCHIVES

The Persian Gulf War
Chronology of events leading to war

The war begins


January-February 1991 — The first wave

The air campaign
US leads massive bombing of strategic sites in Iraq, Kuwait
US opted for faceoff, not face saving, setting scene for war
One of war's first battles is over press coverage
Bush calls war effort 'on course'
Old warhorse takes spotlight in Iraq's skies
Officials tell of the agony of decisions
Bush sets deadline of noon today for Iraq to begin Kuwait pullout

Strategy
A war to eliminate the use of petroleum as a weapon
US may be weighing Iraqi leader's ouster
Saddam Hussein fair game, officials say, but elusive
Fuel-air bomb: How serious a threat?
Land war: A question of when
CIA wages quiet war on Iraq
The 'terror' of living with B-52's bombs
Questions surround a precision bombing
The other gulf war: to win Arab hearts, minds

Antiwar movement
Peace activists express concern about anti-semites in movement

Iraq
Scuds are Iraq's instruments of terror
A clash of wills and of cultures at root of conflict
Saddam Hussein pushes political war
West helped Saddam Hussein build arsenal
History and geography make Iraq's soil ripe for growing despots
Giving up: Iraqis flee the bombs
Soviet-Iraqi ties are pragmatic, not profound

Reaction on the home front
Families of pilots sharing fear, pride
Is America really ready to see female soldiers die?
Patriot missile's success in gulf war pumps up Raytheon workers
A 'Gulf syndrome' is seen eclipsing Vietnam impact
Families say slain marines were convinced of the justness of war's cause
Terrorism threat triggers alert in nation and anxiety in public
War joins US Arabs and Jews in a common cause
Travel plans cooled by fear of terrorism
The angst of war at West Point

The international view
Sorrow and fear as sister nation suffers losses
In the still of the Israeli night sounds no one wanted to hear
Europe shows new respect

Faith
War poses a test of faith
Whose side is God on?

Postwar outlook
Postwar vision is vital, analysts say
Fear raised of postwar Iraqi might

February 23-February 27, 1991 — The 100-hour ground war

The land assault
Allies launch ground war
Reports describe devastated populace, burning landscape in Kuwait

The antiwar movement
Protesters report threats, hostility to their message
Waging war on their convictions

Postwar outlook
US officials are citing broader war aims
The backlash risk from a long US role
For Iraq's leader, dignity is the greatest loss





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