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Like Bush, Cheney stressed that the new buildup was meant as a signal to Saddam Hussein that the U.S. was "preparing the forces necessary to undertake offensive operations, should that become necessary" to get Iraq out of Kuwait...
...Cheney's remarks, again underlining Bush's statement, highlighted a fundamental shift in stated U.S. military goals in the gulf...
Asked by a reporter whether the 230,000 U.S. forces now in the gulf and those soon to be en route will be there for the duration of the crisis, Cheney responded, "That's correct...
...Cheney, in a speech to the Conservative Leadership Conference, put more emphasis on the role of oil in the gulf crisis than had been heard from the administration in recent weeks. He said that by taking over Kuwait, Iraq had gained control of one-fifth of the world's known oil reserves, and that its stake would have been far higher if Saddam had captured the Saudi oil fields...
...Pentagon itself has been soberly reassessing the costs of conflict. The quick and clean scenarios floated brashly in September have been tossed aside. If war comes, said Cheney, "it won't be easy." So while the significant increase in allied firepower helps telegraph Washington's seriousness of purpose, it is military necessity as much as psychological posturing that mandates the added punch...