To the Brink of War

Jan 15, 1991 on PBS at 9:00 PM

Summary

On January 15, 1991, the United Nations resolution that allowed the use of force against Saddam Hussein took effect. Frontline correspondent Hodding Carter examined the critical decisions inside the White House, the State Department, and the Pentagon... (more) that had brought the nation to the brink of war.

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