February 1991, George Bush faces a terrible decision. Iraqi forces are retreating from Kuwait. Should he stop coalition forces now that Kuwait is free or go after Saddam? Most of his advisors tell him they should stop. Truman didn't stop and the PRC entered the Korean War. If Saddam is removed who would replace him? Iraqi, the Kurds in the north, pro-Iranian Shi'ites in the South, and a wicked mix in the middle. Speaking with a few advisors, Bush makes an unexpected phone call. Minutes later the call to Cencom, go to the Capitol. Saddam promises to wash the ground with American blood but secretly flees to Libya. Advisors, scientists and billions convince Gaddafi to let him in. Busy in a speech tells the world that a solution for Iraq exists. A new nation will arise in the Middle East. The Crescent Federation. The Crescent Federation comprising Iraq and Jordan. The government a federal state with the Kurdish north, central Iraq, a Shi'ite dominate South and Jordan with western Iraq. King Hussein of Jordan as ruler of the new nation . The reaction from the World....
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