VOL.101,NO.104
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSA
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1991
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Cease-fire halts gulf war
Iraq agrees to abide by all Security Council resolutions
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi military official ordered Iraqi soldiers to stop all fighting in the Persian Gulf War. The United Nations today during a Baghdad radio address.
The order came hours after Iraqi diplomats said they had promised the United Nations that Iraq would honor security Council resolutions on the gulf war.
President Bush had called last night for a temporary cease-fire that would become permanent if Saddam Hussein honored the resolutions.
The Iraqi military official told Baghdad Radio listeners that Bush's order would spare the battered country further losses.
"President Bush ordered to suspend military operations," the official said, "we are happy for him to be with us working with you, a lab of our sons and grant the safety of our
people.
people.
"Therefore, orders were issued to all our men in the battlefront not to open fire."
Iraqi diplomats said the U.N. letter was addressed to the Security Council and Secretary-General Javier Quiros, who will meet Iraqi Foreign Minister Minar Aziz.
Bush said last night that a permanent cease-fire would depend upon Iraq's compliance with U.N. resolutions and the United Nations' all prisoners and Kuwaiti detainees
"This suspension of offensive combat operations is contingent upon Iraq's not firing upon any coalition forces and not launching Scud missiles against any other country." Bush said. "If Iraq violates these terms, coalition forces will be free to resume military operations."
The end of the fighting, if it holds,
came exactly 100 hours after allied
forces launched their ground attack and six weeks after allies began their relentless bombardment that left the iraqi army unwilling to fight.
"Kuwait is liberated, Iraq's army is defeated." Bush said "Our military objectives are met. Kuwait is not in all combat arms, in control of their own destiny."
Bush decided to call off the fighting after determining that pursuing it would turn lead to unnecessary conflict and less secretary Marlin Fitzwater said
The president pointed to Saddam as the source of Iraq's devastation as he included a message to the Iraqi people in his address, "You, the people of Iraq, are not our enemy. We do not seek your destruction. We have treated your prisoners of war with kindness."
More global reaction Pages 8,9
February 27:
"Walls" of fire
1 U.S. troops direct massive fire at remaining Iraqis
Marines block Iraqi retreat
3 Marines seize Kuwait airport from Iraqis
5 Naval forces shell coast; air support continues for ground troops
4 Saudis outside Kuwait City
SOURCE: Compiled by LILY DOW
Knight-Ridder Tribute News/BILL BAKER and MARTY WESTMAN
Cease-fire cheers soldiers, families
Kansas legislators
Topeka soldier in gui
By Patricia Rojas Kansan staff writer
Lt. Col Bill Fargo was watching CNN in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, when President Bush announced a ceasefire in the Persian Gulf War last night.
Fargo was surprised. But he did not allow the news to raise his hopes too high.
"There's just a cease-fire," Fargo said. "It doesn't mean that war is over. But it's nice that it's getting closer to the end."
Fargo, a Topeka resident, said it was 5 a.m. in Jiddah when CNN aired Bush's address. Many of the soldiers
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Panel u Six professors d
By Benjamin W. Allen
Kansas staff writer
Tim Miller, assistant professor of religious studies, said after the forum that the first thing to do after a war was what Lincoln did after the Civil War: Be as generous as possible with the enemy.
As the announcement of a cease-fire signaled the apparent end of the Persian Gulf War, a forum of six professors discussed the past, current and future policy of the United States in the region.
Kansan staff writer
Members of the forum expressed their concern that the phrase "support our troops" had been miscontrasted as "support the policy" and that real support for the troops is only when the troops come home.
"We have nothing to gain by any further humiliation of the people of Iraq," he said. "We need to be better." The future is to make it better.
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