STRIKE ON IRAQ



-THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

Saturday, President Bill Clinton ordered the 23.000 American troops in the Persian Gulf to be in a state of alert. The Americans have 200 fighter planes in the area, and during the weekend, equipment & support personel were been moved closer to the theater of operations.

The U.S. reacted skepticaly to reports of Iraqi troops withdrawal on Monday and continued to deploy ships and airplanes in the gulf.

Sunday night the Pentagon ordered 34 extra planes and 1000 troops to be moved into the area.

Ships and aircraft departed from th U.S. Airforce base in Lagley Virginia, Seymour Johnson in North Carolina and Shaw in South Carolina direction Guam in the Pacific.














Prologue./ Day One./ What is the "No - Fly Zone./ The Commander in Chief./ The Strike./ Britsh Support to the U.S. Offensive./ Expanding the No-Fly Zone./ What is the "No-Fly Zone" any way?/ Iraqi Response./ Day Two./ American - Kuwati Military Exercises./ Back in Bahgdah./ Hidden Agendas./