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, Tuesday morning in the northern Arabian Gulf. The missile attack was ordered by President Bill Clinton in response to Iraq's attack on Kurdish people in northern Iraq. The President authorized repea
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09-03-1996
NEWS USIRAQ 2
KRT NEWS STORY SLUGGED: USIRAQ U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH BY WAYNE
W. EDWARDS VIA KRT (KRT106-Sept. 4) --Official U.S. Navy Photo
(Released) A first strike tomahawk missile is released towards
targets inside Iraq from the forward vertical launch system (VLS)
aboard the U.S. Navys Ticonderoga Class cruiser USS Shiloh (CG
67), Tuesday morning in the northern Arabian Gulf. The missile
attack was ordered by President Bill Clinton in response to Iraq's
attack on Kurdish people in northern Iraq. The President authorized
repeated action less than 24 hours later, after Department of
Defense officials determined that additional missiles were needed
to ensure that targets were ...