European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes a empty seats at thanksgiving tables evoke  3 a National guard brigades to be called up by  4 a Check shows Atlantis had a Good clean  6 a Dallas cowboys upset. Washington  21ike Sam amp and egg ripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 224 saturday november 24, 1990 a. Do a d 8693 a Iron lady Thatcher quits  a prime it. A i. Margaret Thatcher the a Iron Lacey a to persian Gulf Marc bluish try a is to the one Day after she had vowed a i fight on i the end announced her resignation the fight to  thursday after 1116 years a pm wer a and. Leader. Thatcher Europe a longest serving Leader was driven out by a rebellion in the ranks of her conservative party which now faces a three Man race to succeed her. That rebellion is being led by Michael Heseltine. The former defense minister ran against Thatcher on tuesday to become Leader of the conservative party. She failed to decisively fend off his Challenge forcing the Issue into a second round of voting by conservative members of parliament. Under Britain a parliamentary system the Leader of the majority party is the prime minister. Thatchers rating had been sinking in the polls amid dissatisfaction Over tax policies and High inflation. A i have concluded the Unity of the party and prospects of Victory in a general election would be better served if i stood Down to enable Cabinet colleagues to enter the ballot for the leadership a Thatcher said in a statement. Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and Treasury chief John major released from the obligations of loyalty both jumped into the race saying they were joining in a a Friendly  the troop deployment was decided at the same Cabinet meeting in which the prime minister was warned that she would lose to Heseltine in the second round of voting. Speaking in the House of commons defense minister Tom King said the new deployment in the persian Gulf would involve 14,000 troops bringing the total see Thatcher on Back Page gis to stay until Iraq retreats Bush says from wire run Nrec  in from wire report Dhahran saudi Arabia a president Bush told american troops they will be stationed in the persian gift until Saddam Hussein is out of Kuwait and warned that with every passing Day the iraqi Leader is closer to a this goal of a nuclear weapons  to ukr spending thanksgiving Day with v a amp it. Forces stationed in the Gulf told Mili personnel in three separate speeches that they Are there to Send a message to any would be Saddam Hussein that the world will not tolerate  in nearby Kuwait Saddam reviewed troops he said were prepared to Battle evil blasphemers.�?�. Saddam a visit to Kuwait was his second since the invasion. He also toured troop positions in Southern Iraq. 1 inn tto final speech it Bush told some i our . Marines Navy Seabee and British desert rats gathered in the Sand under a Midas Lemoon Sun a we want every single troop Home. We want every Brit to be Able to go Home As soon As possible. We want every single american Home. And this i Promise no american will t e kept m the Gulf a single Day longer than necessary but we wont pull  we Are not Here on some exercise. This is a real world situation. And president Bush shares thanksgiving dinner with . Troops in saudi Arabia. We re not walking away until our Mission �?T"1 1s done until the invader is out of Kuwait v 3 and a May Weh be where you come  Quot 1 Bush looking tired after Only four hours of sleep stood in line with the troops to get a cup of Coffee. A thank you sir for showing up Here in the desert and showing your support a 2nd it. Emicia Des Alcon 23, of fort Ben Ning ga., told her commander in chief while serving him Coffee. The president responded a a that a what Woody Allen said a ninety percent of life is showing  a a Bush accompanied by his wife Barbara and four congressional leaders ate thanksgiving dinners with the troops / a and attended worship services on a ship in the Gulf. He also spoke to a combination of american British saudi and kuwaiti troops at an air base in Dhahran. Later thursday Bush and his wife travelled to Egypt where they were greeted in Cairo by president Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne. Bush was scheduled to Confer with Mubarak on Friday. Later Friday Bush was scheduled to Fly to Geneva Switzerland his last Stop on an eight Day overseas trip to Confer with syrian president Hafez Assad a bitter foe of Saddam. In saudi Arabia Bush was greeted in see Bush on Back Page