Title

USA stubborn stance on Kuwait

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

17 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

Washington correspondent Nick Peters reports for LBC Newstalk Breakfast on US frustration over the situation in the Persian Gulf and drop in opinion polls for George Bush. US Defence Secretary James Baker says no deal for Kuwait less than capitulation of Saddam Hussein will do. The Soviet ambassador to the UN supports the USA stance. At a George Bush rally in Iowa protesters heckle and Bush replies that the war is not over oil.

Contributors

Nick Peters; James Baker; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; Iran; Armed forces; International relations; UN; Oil; Diplomacy; Presidents; Public opinion polls; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Rallies; George H. W. Bush

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