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Show NEWS Aug. 10, 1990 3 Hilltop Times 'i(isff J WASHINGTON (AFNS)-L- ess than two days after the president decided to send American troops to the Persian Gulf, U.S. warplanes landed on Saudi Arabian soil to protect Mideast interests against what the Bush administration called "outrageous and brutal" Iraqi "aggression" in that area. The action was taken less than a week after Iraqi forces conducted a lightning strike on Kuwait and overthrew that country's government. As an Iraqi puppet government was installed in Kuwait, Iraqi forces moved south, amassing troops and supplies on the Kuwaiti-Saud- i Arabian border, and posed further threats to that country's security and the rest of the Arab world. President Bush said U.S. forces are participating in the effort at the request of the Saudi government and that key elements of the 82nd Airborne Division and units of the Air Force had deployed. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Colin Powell, said 5 fighters departed Langley AFB, Va., for Saudi Arabia Tuesday and were beginning to arrive at various undisclosed sites in the Saudi kingdom Wednesday. The aircraft are part of the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing at Langley. The move to send military hardware to Saudi Arabia came after several days of consultation between Saudi leaders and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney about the possible use of Saudi airfields and facilities by American troops. General Powell also said units of the Army were being mobilized for deployment, supported by Milie transports and tary Airlift Command Command Air tankers. Additionally, Strategic F-1- long-rang- Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft were scheduled to arrive in Saudi Arabia Wednesday. General Powell said five E-3- A 66 No one, friend or foe, should doubt our desire for peace, and no one should underestimate our determination to confront agression. 99 President George Bush Likewise, the Navy was steaming toward the gulf, while some carriers and support vessels were already in place. Because the operation is both General Powell and Secretary Cheney were cautious in answering reporters' questions at the Pentagon. General Powell said officials want to ensure safety of the deployed troops and therefore he was limited on the details he or the secretary could talk about concerning the deployment. As a result of their eight-yea-r war with Iran, General Powell said the Iraqi forces' capability to their troops is the cause of the currapidly rent problems in the area. "But they're not tall," the chairman said, adding that the United States does have the ability to confront them and will do so if necessary to protect interests in the gulf. on-goin- g, re-enfor- ce 10-fe- et In a televised address to the nation Aug. 8, President Bush said he had committed America's military forces to the Mideast after extensive consultation with world leaders and exhausting every option to a peaceful solution to the crisis. The threat of an Iraqi invasion on Saudi Arabia compounded the problem and prompted the president to deploy forces. Some American officials, including the president, called the Aug. 1 invasion a "blitzkreig," a term evolving from Adolph Hitler's rapid strikes against his European neighbors at the onset of World War II. Following the invasion, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered Iraqi rule be set up in Kuwait and in charge. reportedly placed his brother-in-lafrom outside is unac"A puppet regime imposed ceptable. The acquisition of territory by force is unacceptable," the president said. "No one, friend or foe, should doubt our desire for peace, and no one should underestimate our determination to confront aggression." Additionally, the president said he was waiting for Hussein to pull his troops from Kuwait Aug. 5, a promise the Iraqi leader made shortly after the invasion, which was not fulfilled. ; "And twice we have seen what his promises mean, " the president said, pointing ' out a July pledge by Mr. Hussein that he would not invade Kuwait. "His promises mean nothing." Secretary Cheney said the president has made it clear that he supports other nations' forces' involvement in the Mideast effort, but it was up to these individual nations to negotiate with the Saudi government for use of their bases and facilities. w JHjajndxjLWL Palace, Serving thm finomt In... - MANDARIN o SZECHUAN AND HUNAN CUISINE LUNCHEON SPECIALS at S325 .Starting at 4"? . 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