Title

US views as Gulf War ends

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:21

Description

Nick Peters reports from Washington for LBC Newstalk on US views at the end of the Gulf War on whether the military should withdraw rapidly, help for Kurdish refugees and getting rid of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as a Newsweek public opinion poll shows public views at odds with politicians. Includes speech to cheering crowds by General Norman Schwarzkopf as he returns from Iraq at end of war; statement by Defence Secretary Dick Cheney; interview with Vice-President Dan Quayle.

Contributors

Nick Peters; Dan Quayle; Dick Cheney; LBC Newstalk; Norman Schwarzkopf

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; Military personnel; Periodicals; Humanitarian assistance; Refugees; Conflict resolution; Ethnic groups; Public opinion polls; Foreign aid; Wars (events); Political refugees; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; George H. W. Bush; Kurds; Newsweek

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