CBS Evening News - 1991-02-17
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[0:04] An Iraqi mission to Moscow. One last
[0:07] chance to stop the war. And friendly
[0:10] fire kills two more American soldiers.
[0:17] This is the CBS Evening News. Paula
[0:19] sitting in tonight for Connie Chung.
[0:21] Good evening everybody. Iraq's foreign
[0:23] minister arrived in Moscow tonight for
[0:25] what looks to be the final attempt to
[0:27] head off a bloody Gulf ground war. One
[0:30] report today said the land battle could
[0:32] begin this week. And while he wouldn't
[0:34] be specific, the French defense minister
[0:37] said the time frame for an offense has
[0:39] already been decided. Anthony Mason in
[0:42] Moscow reports.
[0:44] It was past midnight when Tarak Aziz
[0:46] finally landed in Moscow after taking a
[0:48] long roundabout route through Iran to
[0:51] avoid allied air attack. The Soviets
[0:53] have welcomed the Aziz visit and Iraq's
[0:56] sudden willingness to discuss withdrawal
[0:57] from Kuwait, but they are proceeding
[0:59] with caution. We have seen them make the
[1:02] first step. We don't know yet in which
[1:04] direction uh it is leading uh in the
[1:06] direction of further propaganda campaign
[1:09] or hopefully in the direction of
[1:11] bringing about peace in the region.
[1:13] We'll know shortly.
[1:15] >> Aziz offered no hints of what proposals
[1:17] he might have in his pocket, but Iraqi
[1:20] officials suggested complete withdrawal
[1:22] was not one of them.
[1:23] >> We are saying that we will defend Iraq.
[1:27] We will keep defending it and we will
[1:30] never surrender unconditionally.
[1:32] >> The Soviets insist that Gorbachoff, when
[1:34] he meets with Aziz tomorrow morning,
[1:36] will demand Iraq's unconditional
[1:38] withdrawal from Kuwait. European foreign
[1:40] ministers who me