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Originally posted by Seaver
Nevermind the fact that the UN (not the president) gave him an entire month to pull out or face military retaliation. Set on Dec 17th, they gave him until Jan 15th.
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Iraq agreed to a Soviet peace plan that would have met all of the UN requirements on Feb. 21 1991. (
http://www.moqatel.com/Mokatel/data/...Docs18_1-1.htm)
It was past the Jan. 15th date but would have ended the conflict without ground combat, which started on the 23rd. Nevertheless, the President refused to accept the plan, preferring to use force. There was clearly more at stake than forcing Iraq to meet UN demands -- something Bush Sr. decided was worth risking American soldiers in a ground attack.