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Article: Iraq `show' riles Joint Chiefs.
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 4, 1998
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Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are angry with a White House-designed bombing campaign against Iraq because it does not target Saddam Hussein's security forces or his top aides, The Washington Times has learned.
Instead, cruise missiles and bombs will be primarily targeted at military facilities and sites known or suspected of holding nuclear, biological or chemical weapons components, during a three-day campaign, according to senior military officials.
"The White House is only interested in putting on a show," said a disgruntled military source.
The pending attack has European and Arab allies uneasy, and administration officials fear ...