Six weeks after Iraq invaded Kuwait, President George H.W. Bush went before a joint session of Congress on this day in 1990 to lay out the administration’s response to the attack.
With a large U.S. military buildup already under way in the Middle East, the president outlined a series of goals. They included the unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi forces, the restoration of the Kuwaiti government, the promotion of security and stability in the region and the safety of U.S. citizens trapped in Kuwait and Iraq.
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“Iraq will not be permitted to annex Kuwait,” Bush told the lawmakers in the presence of foreign diplomats, including the Iraqi ambassador. “And that’s not a threat, not a boast. It’s just the way it’s going to be.”
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Answer;
Their role is to apply pressure and persuasion to keep party members in the chamber in line.
Explanation;
The majority whip and the minority whip assist the majority party leaders in both houses. The play various roles which include; <span>To assist the party leaders, keeping them informed of what the party members think, make sure party members turn up to important votes, persuading them to support a Bill, and make sure they support the party platform.</span>
Serfs were laborers who were bound to their lords property, so though they worked the land, the land still belonged to the lord that they worked for.