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To: GST who wrote (110792)	8/10/2003 1:44:08 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Actually during the course of the war over Kuwait, Iraq did invade Saudi Arabia. This was before the Allied forces began the ground war to retake Kuwait. Day 15: Wednesday, Jan. 30 * Scores of Iraqi tanks, thousands of troops advance into Saudi Arabia. Attacks are countered by U.S. Marines, Saudi and Qatari troops. Eleven Marines die. * Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, allied commander, says allies have air supremacy and are reducing Scud threat. Day 16: Thursday, Jan. 31 * Saudi and Qatari troops, backed by U.S. artillery, retake Khafji, Saudi Arabia. * Sheik Abdul-Aziz Bin Baz, Saudis' leading interpreter of Islamic law, calls Saddam Hussein "enemy of God." Day 17: Friday, Feb. 1 * Allies bomb 10-mile-long Iraqi armored column headed into Saudi Arabia. usatoday.com

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