Dateline Yesterday . last Thursday Iraq announced that it formally annexed Kuwait , the neighboring, oil-producing nation it invaded last Thursday . The U.S. and Iraq appear closer to confrontation over the situation. The president stressed that U.S. troops are intended to defend the Saudi kingdom, not to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. Referring to the buildup of Kuwait forces in the U.S. , Iraq said they would fight. America 's President Bush stressed that our force buildup is intended to defend the threatened Saudi kingdom. Iraq fields a battle-trained army wielding modern Soviet -made tanks and formidable air- defense weapons. It's surface-to-surface Scud missiles and chemical arsenal is daunting. However, General Bush said, "We view them as a capable military force. But they are not invincible...."
Dateline Yesterday . last Thursday Iraq announced that it formally annexed Kuwait , the neighboring, oil-producing nation it invaded last Thursday . The U.S. and Iraq appear closer to confrontation over the situation. Referring to the buildup of Kuwait forces in the U.S. , Iraq said they would fight. America 's President Bush stressed that our force buildup is intended to defend the threatened Saudi kingdom. Iraq fields a battle-trained army wielding modern Soviet -made tanks and formidable air- defense weapons. It's surface-to-surface Scud missiles and chemical arsenal is daunting. However, General Bush said, "We view them as a capable military force. But they are not invincible...."