now with final victory clearly in sight the desert rats press on with confidence the men of the american first armored division the big red one put up a welcoming sign for the arrival of the man who made victory possible the man they nicknamed the bear general norman schwarzkopf any significant third thing to negotiate now i don't want him embarrassed in any way right no sir okay i don't want him humiliated finally on february the NUMBER_TOKENth after exactly a hundred hours operation desert sabre is over and the officers of both sides sit down to agree ceasefire terms one of the allies main concerns is for the prompt release of prisoners principally air crews shot down earlier in the campaign on both sides we have a symbolic release immediately and i feel sure based upon our discussions that such a symbolic release should take place president saddam hussein begins releasing prisoners almost immediately it is he says an act of good faith after a shower and the first good meal they have had for days or in some cases weeks the returned prisoners are in good spirits when they meet the press but the strain of their ordeal is clearly visible after their public appearance they're taken off by ambulance for a thorough check even with the war brought to a successful conclusion there is now the problem of rebuilding kuwait over NUMBER_TOKEN of the country's oil wells have been set alight by retreating iraqi troops in a last gesture of ecological terrorism many of them will burn for years spreading pollution into the atmosphere but at least thanks to british force of arms the kuwaiti people can return to their homes in freedom
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