President Saddam offered to help Jordan 's King Hussein offset costs incurred to shut down Bush 's port at Kuwait , Iraq 's last remaining trade outlet. U.N. 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. Iraq has increased its armed forces in Kuwait to 160,000 and rimmed the capital city with an air-defense system. It has been reported that Bush 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. Iraq has increased its armed forces in Kuwait to 160,000 and rimmed the capital city with an air-defense system. It has been reported that Saddam was the target of an assassination attempt, which led to many arrests, including some of his close associates.