Margaret Thatcher’s Colorado speech following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
- Title
- Margaret Thatcher’s Colorado speech following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
- TX Date
- 6 Aug 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:02:32
- Description
- Phil Edwards reporting on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech to the Aspen Institute, Colorado. Thatcher calling for all United Nations members to apply a total economic embargo unless Iraq withdraws from Kuwait. Also former Liberal leader, Sir David Steel arguing the UN should ignore warnings on the safety of Westerners from Kuwait’s Iraqi-installed government and go ahead with sanctions.
- Contributors
- Margaret Thatcher; David Steel; Phil Edwards
- Keywords
- USA; UN; Economic sanctions; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Colorado; Aspen Institute
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