President Bush offered to help Jordan's King Hussein offset costs incurred to shut down Jordan's port at Aqaba, Iraq's last remaining trade outlet. The Jordanian monarch met this week with Saddam, but he told reporters he had no message from Baghdad. The U.S. Navy now has 27 ships in the maritime blockade of Iraq. The U.N. economic chokehold appears to be working. Saddam Hussein said the outbreak of war would cost thousands of Americans lives. In a speech on March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush, flanked by Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, announced that he had authorized military action against Iraq over its alleged possession It has been reported that Saddam was the target of an assassination attempt, which led to many arrests, including some of his close associates.
President Bush offered to help Jordan's King Hussein offset costs incurred to shut down Jordan's port at Aqaba, Iraq's last remaining trade outlet. The U.S. Navy now has 27 ships in the maritime blockade of Iraq. The U.N. economic chokehold appears to be working. Saddam Hussein said the outbreak of war would cost thousands of Americans lives. In a speech on March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush, flanked by Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, announced that he had authorized military action against Iraq over its alleged possession It has been reported that Saddam was the target of an assassination attempt, which led to many arrests, including some of his close associates.