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...Iraq had no such intention, did not respond forcefully until after the U.S. pressed Egypt to join a multinational force. "I'm not going to help foreign troops," he declared, "but I will help Arab troops." Even as he called for the emergency Arab summit, however, he authorized U.S. aircraft to fly over Egypt and cleared the way for the U.S.S. Eisenhower to pass through the Suez Canal. If Mubarak was publicly humiliated by his misbegotten assurances that Saddam would not invade Kuwait, he has now redeemed himself by mounting the last- ditch summit and ensuring a pan-Arab presence...
Pentagon officials would not say how many American troops were on the ground last week, but the total was probably about 6,000, along with about 60 first- line aircraft: two F-15 fighter squadrons from the U.S. and five AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft. An additional 255 fighters and attack bombers were aboard three U.S. carriers within striking distance of Iraqi forces in Kuwait or Baghdad...
...current buildup continues, in the next month the expeditionary force will be increased to 50,000 soldiers and Marines and 200 aircraft, including F-16 ground-attack fighters and A-10 antitank planes. Marine units are being flown to the Persian Gulf from the U.S. There they will meet two prepositioned supply ships already under way from Guam and the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. These ships contain everything necessary to fully equip a Marine brigade of 17,000 men. This includes 45 tanks, heavy artillery, armored personnel carriers and food, water and fuel for 30 days...
...showed little daring, dropping bombs from 30,000 ft. that often missed their targets. Coordination between air and ground forces was usually lacking. Former Defense Secretary Harold Brown says, "I think we would achieve air superiority within a day or two." Crowe agrees, but adds, "We'd lose some aircraft in the process...
...would black out the radar and guidance systems of Iraqi air-defense missiles. "Command, control and communications are their Achilles' heel," says an Air Force officer. In this kind of combat, "they would have to do everything visually." Meanwhile, Saudi and U.S. AWACS planes would spot Iraqi aircraft as soon as they left their runways and direct F-15s and Navy F-14s to intercept them with Sidewinder and Sparrow missiles...