After pounding Baghdad and its environs for two days, the United States is planning a third wave of attacks to begin Friday. Iraqi officials report at least 25 dead and 75 wounded so far, and officials at the Pentagon report "severe damage" to 50 targets in the wake of the second round of strikes. It was not clear whether the attacks would continue into the weekend. Saddam Hussein took to the airwaves Friday, asserting that his country will not back down. "By God, we will not compromise," he said in a taped television address.
Third Wave on Iraq
After pounding Baghdad and its environs for two days, the United States is planning a third wave of attacks to begin Friday. Iraqi officials report at least 25 dead and 75 wounded so far, and officials at the Pentagon report "severe damage" to 50 targets in the wake of the second round of strikes. It was not clear whether the attacks would continue into the weekend. Saddam Hussein took to the airwaves Friday, asserting that his country will not back down. "By God, we will not compromise," he said in a taped television address.
