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The Pentagon and Saudi Arabia are linked through the U.S. military's assessment of regional security, specifically regarding the Pentagon's claims of an Iraqi threat to the Saudi border [1], [2], [3], [4]. Furthermore, the Pentagon played a central role in the deployment of U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia [5] and faced scrutiny regarding the validity of these threats [6].
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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 7 facts
measurementBy September 1990, the Pentagon claimed that 265,000 Iraqi troops and 2,200 tanks were deployed in Kuwait and posed a threat to Saudi Arabia.
accountOn the August 7, 1990, episode of ABC's Nightline, host Ted Koppel stated that Pentagon sources reported strong evidence of Iraqi forces massing along the Saudi Arabian border and fears of an imminent invasion.
quoteA Pentagon official stated: 'They have not brought a lot down to Kuwait for a large-scale drive into Saudi Arabia. A long-term drive would require more of a logistical tail -- more water, gas, fuel, ammunition, spare parts and all of that.'
claimAfter U.S. forces began deploying to Saudi Arabia, the Bush administration and Pentagon asserted that Iraqi forces in Kuwait had doubled in size.
perspectiveDouglas Kellner asserts that the Pentagon and the Bush administration consistently exaggerated or manufactured the Iraqi threat to Saudi Arabia to justify military intervention.
accountThe New York Times reported on August 4, 1990, that Pentagon officials stated more than 60,000 Iraqi troops were massing in southern Kuwait, with some within five to ten miles of the Saudi frontier.
accountOn August 5, the U.S. Pentagon continued to assert that Iraq was threatening Saudi Arabia.