Iraq removed from US target list - 9/11

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 21:46:39 GMT

Jordan's King Abdullah said President George Bush had promised not to launch military strikes on Iraq as part of the retaliation for the terrorist attacks, according to reports from Amman yesterday. The Jordanian embassy played down the reports but confirmed the king had asked for an undertaking that Iraq would be exempted when he visited Washington on Friday, out of concern over Arab public opinion and regional stability. Military sources and diplomats in Washington confirmed Iraq had been taken off a target list in the war on terrorism, despite calls from the Pentagon to use the conflict to eliminate a long-standing foe.