NEWS
September 16, 1990 | NORMAN KEMPSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chancellor Helmut Kohl, declaring that American forces in the Persian Gulf "are also defending our interests," said Saturday that West Germany will contribute about $2 billion to support the U.S.-led effort. Secretary of State James A. Baker III said later that the West German pledge had raised total foreign contributions to more than $20 billion, substantially increasing the chances of eventually ending the crisis without warfare.