U.S., UK launch major Iraq airstrikes
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U.S., UK launch major Iraq airstrikes |
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| 100 U.S. and British planes reportedly target military facility, but both sides keep mum | ||
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F14 fighter jet and pilot prepare for flight Friday on the deck of the
USS George Washington, which supports the 'no-fly' zone over southern
Iraq. |
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| Sept. 6 — British media reported Friday that 100 British and American planes have launched the biggest air attack on Iraq in four years, possibly foreshadowing the early stages of a future U.S. invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. President Bush, meanwhile, used telephone diplomacy Friday to try to persuade three skeptical nations — China, Russia and France — that action against Baghdad is urgently needed. |