Defense Department News Briefing
1991-01-16T21:31:13-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/6ec/015725-m.jpgSecretary of Defense Dick Cheney and General Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, detailed the attack on Iraq by U.S. forces which began earlier in the evening. Mr. Cheney said the objectives of the attack were to hit only military targets, minimize American casualties and minimize the casualties of Iraqi and Kuwaiti civilians. General Powell said that the U.S. troops were not specifically going after Saddam Hussein, but were attempting to take specific military targets.
Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney and General Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, detailed the attack on Iraq by U.S.… read more
Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney and General Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, detailed the attack on Iraq by U.S. forces which began earlier in the evening. Mr. Cheney said the objectives of the attack were to hit only military targets, minimize American casualties and minimize the casualties of Iraqi and Kuwaiti civilians. General Powell said that the U.S. troops were not specifically going after Saddam Hussein, but were attempting to take specific military targets. close
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