SAUDI ARABIA: US DEFENCE SECRETARY DICK CHENEY SAYS US-LED FORCES IN THE GULF ARE READY FOR ACTION AGAINST IRAQ

Record ID: 189721

  • Title: SAUDI ARABIA: US DEFENCE SECRETARY DICK CHENEY SAYS US-LED FORCES IN THE GULF ARE READY FOR ACTION AGAINST IRAQ
  • Date: 23rd December 1990
  • Summary: DAMMAN, SAUDI ARABIA (DECEMBER 23, 1990) 1. SV PULL BACK GV/SV US DEFENCE SECRETARY DICK CHENEY ENTERING PRESS CONFERENCE (2 SHOTS) 0.09 2. GV/CU CHENEY SPEAKING (ENGLISH) AS NOTED BELOW (2 SHOTS) 0.26 3. SVS AUDIENCE LISTENING TO CHENEY (3 SHOTS) 0.32 4. CU CHENEY SPEAKING AS NOTED BELOW 0.51 5. SV PULL BACK GV PEOPLE LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE 0.59 TRANSCRIPT SEQ 2: CHENEY "IT DOESN'T MEAN A PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL AND IT DOESN'T MEAN HE GETS TO KEEP TEN PER CENT OR TWENTY PER CENT OR THIRTY PER CENT OF WHAT HE STOLE, IT MEANS THE FULL COMPLETE AND TOTAL WITHDRAWAL OF IRAQI FORCES FROM KUWAIT". TRANSCRIPT SEQ 4: CHENEY "HE NEEDS TO BE AWARE THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL HAVE AVAILABLE TO HIM A FULL SPECTRUM OF CAPABILITIES AND WERE SADDAM HUSSEIN FOOLISH ENOUGH TO USE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION THE US RESPONSE WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY OVERWHELMING AND IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 7th January 1991 12:00
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  • Location: DAMMAN, SAUDI ARABIA
  • Country: Saudi Arabia
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVABMXH9FMUC4AE4U2A7KCFIH4NO
  • Story Text: DAMMAN, SAUDI ARABIA

    United States (US) Defence Secretary Dick Cheney said in Saudi Arabia on Sunday (December 23) that US-led forces in the Gulf were ready for action against Iraq.

    He reiterated that a total withdrawal by Iraq from Kuwait had to be completed by the United Nations (UN) January 15 deadline.

    Speaking after a five-day visit to troops and Gulf commanders Cheney said that expansion of the Gulf forces would continue but that, if necessary, the forces could undertake military action immediately.

    Cheney also said that if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein were foolish enough to use weapons of mass destruction, the US response would be absolutely overwhelming and devastating.

    <strong>Source: REUTERS (w)</strong>
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