European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A crisis in the Gulf see pages 2, 3, 5 amp 28 a the a and stripes. Authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed  Juliji amp Iii amp Riwa Foss amp Vaaras amp of Jami ism vol. 49, no. 274 tuesday january 15, 1991 25 daily Arne sunday d 8693 a Iraq s on borrowed time. A a a.  a a a  a a a. A a a a a a a a a a a. A a a. A. A a a a. A a a. A a a a a. A. A a a. After deadline . Says by the associated press the White House on monday said military action against Iraq a could occur at any Point after the . Deadline for iraqis withdrawal from Kuwait. The iraqi government said it was ready to fight. A any moment after the 15th is borrowed time a spokesman Marlin Fitzwa Ter told reporters in Washington. The United states considers the Juull out deadline to be today at Midnight Eastern Standard time but the United nations which set the Date in a Resolution authorizing Force if necessary after then has never specified a time. Secretary of state James Baker said monday it is up to Iraq to Avert War in the persian Gulf and Tola reporters in Ottawa he was disappointed by the failure of a . Peace Mission to Baghdad Iraq. Baker said he hoped a was the clock ticks Down to Midnight today so that there will be an Opportunity to resolve this crisis peacefully and politically. A that Opportunity now must come from Baghdad a Baker said As he ended a tour of nations Allied against iraqis 5-month-old occupation of Kuwait. Saddam said sunday any peace initiative had to come from the United states. Earlier monday . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said he lost Hope for peace in the Gulf after talks sunday with the iraqi president. A unfortunately i done to see any More see Iraq on a amp cd Page faces in a crisis War Between Iraq and the .-led multinational Force appears More imminent after . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar left arrived in Paris reporting his peace Mission to Iraq had failed. President and mrs Bush attended Church serv ices Center at Camp David md., on sunday a Day after Congress approved resolutions that could Send Gen. Ii. Norman1 Schwarzkopf right and the multinational Force he commands into a War to free Kuwait from Saddam  heightens tension for troops saudi citizens Eastern saudi Arabia up Security was tight around sensitive installations soldiers were nervous but excited and civilians practice air raid drills monday on the eve of the . Deadline authorizing the use of Force against iraqi troops occupying Kuwait. The eve of the deadline came As rain continued to lash Eastern saudi Arabia for a second straight Day flooding the streets in some cities sending water pouring into at least one tent City where american gis were staying. The downpour has turned the desert into a Muddy mess. Anticipation was building across the country because of today a . Deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait or face military action by the 500,000-Strong Multi. National Force assembled in the Gulf Region. Saudi newspapers have taken to calling the deadline a a a Day for Kuwait Day. A front Page cartoon in the saudi Gazette showed iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein holding the number 15 in the shape of a pistol pointed at his Temple while the Arab news had a countdown Calendar with the Days of january marked off and a Box around the 15th. A a a Day. One Day to go a the headline said. Security was tight at sensitive installations. At one air base additional checkpoints had been set up. Soldiers wearing flak jackets and carrying automatic weapons checked identity papers while other troopers patrolled with guard dogs. American soldiers said the deadline made them both nervous and excited. Some troopers said their units had started betting pools on the exact Date and time that hostilities might break out. A i think a lot of people Are nervous a said capt. Manny kiesser 30, a Marine corps flier from Irvine Calif. A this creates a sort of artificial a Day even though most people realize its probably not going to happen that Day. A i think the deadline is More for the politicians a he added. A the military people Here know that it is not an automatic tripwire for a War. That would not be strategically smart. A i done to think the deadline is really the deadline but you be got to have a suspense Day a get out by then or Well foreclose on your mortgage a said master sgt. Bill Topping 36, an air Force Security policeman from seek Day on Back Pareto Swift Victory Washington a ultimate Victory Over Saddam Hussein a troops in a persian Gulf War would depend on How swiftly and with what Levels of devastation .-led forces can break Down iraqi resistance at the Start military experts say. The first Days when massive . Air Power would be sent against iraqis missile Sites and airfields would be crucial analysts say. A War dragging on for months would mean mounting american casualties worldwide economic hardship and a greater risk of Saddam a surviving to fight again. The optimists say Iraq can be crushed in Days. Sen. Daniel Inouye a Hawaii returned from a Gulf tour to proclaim a if there is a War it will be a Short one that will last no More than five  taking a less sanguine View was Gen. Ii. Norman see strikes on Back Page