Form the Archives, 1991: A last call home, then off to war
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Form the Archives, 1991: A last call home, then off to war
30 years ago, the Heraldâs Paul McGeough found allied troops stationed near the Iraq-Saudi Arabia border âhappy and assuredâ as they prepared to invade Kuwait.
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A LAST CALL HOME, THEN OFF TO WAR
RUQI (on the Saudi border), Sunday: The Americans have gone to war happy, assured.
As a squadron of Abrahams tanks rumbled north across the desert this morning, white grins lit up black faces as the crews stood high in the turrets, which they turned on us.