Defense Department News Briefing
Mr. Williams announced the deployment of Patriot missiles to Israel as a part of the U.S. plan to contain the Iraqi…
Defense Department News Briefing
1991-01-16T21:31:16-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/6ec/015725-m.jpgMr. Cheney and General Powell 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. The focus of the attack was to destroy Saddam Hussein’s offensive military capabilities. General Powell said that the U.S. troops were not specifically going after Saddam Hussein, but were attempting to take specific military targets. He also said, in response to the question of when the air campaign would end, that the air attack would continue until the objectives of the campaign were accomplished.
Mr. Cheney and General Powell detailed the attack on Iraq by U.S. forces which began earlier in the evening. Mr. Cheney said the objectives of… read more
Mr. Cheney and General Powell 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. The focus of the attack was to destroy Saddam Hussein’s offensive military capabilities. General Powell said that the U.S. troops were not specifically going after Saddam Hussein, but were attempting to take specific military targets. He also said, in response to the question of when the air campaign would end, that the air attack would continue until the objectives of the campaign were accomplished. close
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