Juneau (LPD 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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diars ana oiriEiic a Of THE DEPARTUDT OF DEFENSE. OTHER U S GOVEnMOIT AGOtQES WO UJTHOOIZEO U S PEASOMia W1TXM TXE U S MCIFIC COtMMD H AD AUTHORIZED UNOf flCWi PVIBIWIWII FOfl PCTSONHa Of THE DePARTMEXT OF DEFE)IS£, OTHER U S GOVERWDIT AGOtOES AW AUTHORIZE U S PERSOWia WITHK THE U S PACIFIC COtMANO th Year, No. 362 250 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER AWAY FROM HOME SATURDAY Dec 29 1990 No progress in Gulf talks Bush: Troops in the desert ready to fight WASHINGTON (AP) — President ush said Thursday he was ' ven, ' omfortable with the state of readi- ess by U.S. militan.- foices m the ersian Gulf, despite concerns ex- ressed by militan.- commanders that le force won ' t be fully prepared for ffensive action until mid-February. I feel that the situation is exactly here I was told it was going to be at lis time, Bush told reporters at the Tiite House. Don ' t believe those .- orts you ' re reading that readi- ess is lagging. Bush also said there had been no rogress in efforts to work out a date )r Secretan,- of State James A. aker to visit Baghdad to discuss a aceful situation to the Gulf situa- on. THE PRESIDENT, briefly interrup- Qg a Camp David vacation, also met ith Soviet Ambassador Alexander essmertnykh. The diplomat deliver- 1 a letter from Soviet President ikhail Gorbachev. Aides said they d not know the contents of the essage. Bush ' s comments on the Persian jlf were the latest in a series of ixed signals about readiness for ihtary action. Lt. Gen. Calvin A.H. aller, a senior commander in Saudi rabia, told reporters last week that .S. forces would not be fully ready r offensive action until mid FeS- :ary. Bush said that Defense Secretan.- Lck Cheney and Gen. CoUn Powell, Army Spc. Douglas Quinn, of Stroud. Okla.. uses a large drainage pipe for shelter from blowing dust as he takes lunch in Saudi Arabia Thursday. (AP) chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a report to him after their trip to the Gulf that was quite different than most stories I ' ve been reading in the last few days in newspapers. . t the same time, Bush did not directly deny reports from The New York Times and other news organiza- tions that Cheney and Bush had relayed the concerns of military officers about U.S. troop readiness. Cairo radio Jordan troop mass along Israel horde United Press irutjmanonai Iraqi President Saddam Huss( told his diplomats he was ready 1 serious talks with the Unit States as long as the Palestini question is addressed. In another development. Cai radio said Thursday Jordan h deployed troops along the Jord River in anticipation that Isr; might attempt to cross tnrough J( dan to strike Iraq should war erupt the Persian Gulf. The report quot unnamed militarv- sources in Jord and could not be immediately co firmed.

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0 eSeattU WASHINGTON ' S LARGEST NEWSPAPER ■ uOPYRIGHT© 1991, SEAT Bush ' s critical dc President faces tough choices on land war Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - Buffeted on all sides by mounting politiccd pressures and stung by new criti- cism from Moscow, President Bush now faces a critical decision that likely will decide how many Americans die in the Gulf conflict. The decision: when and how to launch a ground war to retake Kuwait. Bush, who was to tackle the question today during a meeting with his principal advisers on the Gulf crisis, must weigh an array of political considerations as well as military calculations. Even the tempestuous climate of the Gulf region has conspired to complicate his choices. New signs of unease in Moscow and increasing rage in parts of the Muslim and Arab world over the allied aerial bombing campaign are fueling international calls for a cease-fire, exerting pressure on Bush to authorize an early ground offensive and wrap up the conflict «o as soon as possible. 1st Armored Division vehicles move across the Saudi desert in a full battle exercise last w(