Commons debate over war in the Gulf

Title

Commons debate over war in the Gulf

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:00

Description

Report on a debate in the Commons over possibility of war in the Gulf as other options are failing to get Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait. Includes speeches by Margaret Thatcher; Liberal Democrat Leader Paddy Ashdown; Labour’s Tony Benn and Tam Dalyell; Tory Sir Anthony Meyer; Dr David Owen.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Tony Benn; David Owen; Tam Dalyell; Paddy Ashdown; Anthony Meyer

Keywords

Armed forces; Economic sanctions; Diplomacy; Military operations; Casualties; Dictatorship; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Human activities effects

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