THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSA.
VOL.101, NO.104
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
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi military official ordered Iraqi soldiers to stop all fighting in the Persian Gulf War. "We have been during today during a Baghdad radio address."
The Associated Press
The order came hours after Iraqi diplomats said they had promised the United Nations that Iraq would honor its country. Council resolutions on the warulf
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, he is happy in writing, while saying a lot of our sons and祖母 the safety of our
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"Therefore, orders were issued to all our men in the battlefront not to open fire."
Iraiq diplomats said the U.N. letter was addressed to the Security Council and Secretary-General Javier Quiros, who was also interpreting Iraqi Foreign Minister Minjar Aziz.
Bush said last night that a permanent cease-fire would depend upon Iraq's compliance with resolutions to the war, which he return 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 unnerving to fight.
"Kuwait is liberated. Iraq's army is defeated." Bush said "Our military objectives are met. Kuwait is on the map, and its capabilities, in control of our own destiny."
Bush decided to call off the fighting after determining that pursuing it further would lead to unnecessary war and secretary Martin 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."
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By Patricia Rojas Kansan staff writer
Lt. Col. Bill Fargo was watching CNN in Jindh, Saudi Arabia, who President Bush announced a cease in the Persian War 1985 night.
Fargo was surprised. But he did not allow the news to raise his hope too high.
"There's just a cease-fire," Farge said. "It doesn't mean that war is closer. But it's nice that it's getting closer to the end."
Fargo, a Topeka resident, said i was 5 a.m. in Jiddah when CNN airs Bush's address. Many of the soldier
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Tim Miller, assistant professor religious studies, said after the forum that the first thing to do after a war was what Lincoln did affix the Civil War: Be as generous possible with the enemy.
As the announcement of a cease fire signaled the apparent end of the Persian Gulf War, a forum of school professors discussed the past, current and future policy of the United States in the region.
By Benjamin W. Allen Kansan staff writer
"We have nothing to gain by a further humiliation of the people Iraq," he said. "We need to gracious winners. Your only hope a better future is to make it better Members of the forum express their concern that the phrase "st port our troops" had been misc strued as "support the policy" a that real support for the troe would come only when the troc came home.
Tom Berger, assistant director
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