US Air Force chief fired

Title

US Air Force chief fired

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

18 Sep 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

Nick Peters reports from Washington DC, where the head of the US Airforce has been fired after saying he’d bomb Baghdad and target Saddam Hussein if war broke out in the Gulf. The career of General Michael Dugan was terminated by Defense Secretary Dick Cheney who makes a statement as does President George H. W. Bush.

Contributors

Nick Peters; Dick Cheney; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; Military affairs; Presidents; Air force; Dismissal from employment; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Baghdad; Washington DC; Michael Dugan

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