Archbishop of Canterbury on outbreak of Gulf War

Title

Archbishop of Canterbury on outbreak of Gulf War

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:17

Description

Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie talks about the outbreak of the Gulf War following first air strikes. He is thinking of the people in the Gulf and says it it is the lesser of 2 evils with peace only possible without Saddam Hussein, but we should not impose our new order. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Robert Runcie

Keywords

Peace; Aerial bombardment; Military operations; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Air force personnel; Operation Desert Storm (1991)

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