Defense Department News Briefing
1991-01-23T20:06:49-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGRmXC8xOTkxMDEyMzIwMTAzMTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==A C-SPAN host briefly introduced the re-airing of this news conference, as part of all-day coverage of the Persian Gulf War situation.
Defense Secretary Cheney and General Powell, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff spoke to reporters on the progress of the eight day
old military operation against Iraq. In a generally optimistic news
briefing, the two men said the coalition forces have achieved air
superiority over Iraq.
Secretary Cheney said that although Saddam Hussein’s army continues
to be a threat, the operation “shouldn’t take that long.” He said
the air operation will continue for as long as possible, hoping to
avoid the necessity of ground troops entering Kuwait and Iraq for as
long as possible. The entrance of ground troops into the war would
lead to higher casualty rates, a factor the U.S. forces are
specifically hoping to avoid. Clouds over Iraq and Kuwait had
thwarted the allied air attacks somewhat during the previous two
days, extendin
Defense Secretary Cheney and General Powell, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff spoke to reporters on the progress of the eight day
old military operation against Iraq. In a generally optimistic news
briefing, the two men said the coalition forces have achieved air
superiority over Iraq.
Secretary Cheney said that although Saddam Hussein’s army continues
to be a threat, the operation “shouldn’t take that long.” He said
the air operation will continue for as long as possible, hoping to
avoid the necessity of ground troops entering Kuwait and Iraq for as
long as possible. The entrance of ground troops into the war would
lead to higher casualty rates, a factor the U.S. forces are
specifically hoping to avoid. Clouds over Iraq and Kuwait had
thwarted the allied air attacks somewhat during the previous two
days, extendin
A C-SPAN host briefly introduced the re-airing of this news conference, as part of all-day coverage of the Persian Gulf War situation. … read more
A C-SPAN host briefly introduced the re-airing of this news conference, as part of all-day coverage of the Persian Gulf War situation.
Defense Secretary Cheney and General Powell, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff spoke to reporters on the progress of the eight day
old military operation against Iraq. In a generally optimistic news
briefing, the two men said the coalition forces have achieved air
superiority over Iraq.
Secretary Cheney said that although Saddam Hussein’s army continues
to be a threat, the operation “shouldn’t take that long.” He said
the air operation will continue for as long as possible, hoping to
avoid the necessity of ground troops entering Kuwait and Iraq for as
long as possible. The entrance of ground troops into the war would
lead to higher casualty rates, a factor the U.S. forces are
specifically hoping to avoid. Clouds over Iraq and Kuwait had
thwarted the allied air attacks somewhat during the previous two
days, extendin close
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