
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, February 11, 1991                   TAG: 9102110181
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-6   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

CONTINUE AIR ATTACKS, DOLE, MITCHELL URGE

The Senate's top two leaders warned President Bush Sunday against engaging U.S.-led allied troops in a land battle against Iraqi forces any time soon - an action, they said, that could result in thousands of U.S. casualties and undermine domestic support for the Persian Gulf war.

"I think we should continue to do what we're doing," said Senate Republican leader Bob Dole of Kansas.

Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, stressed that the decision to initiate a ground assault would be made by the president and implied that the political leadership of the Congress would support him, at least initially, regardless of his decision.

Nevertheless, Mitchell said, "I think the air war can continue successfully for some time."

- The Baltimore Sun

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