Word: basra
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...muster) would shift to a ground war, probably launched from Kuwait and other gulf states from the south and from Turkey, as well as three bases in the U.S.-friendly Kurdish part of Iraq from the north. This phase would probably begin with U.S. forces' seizing the cities of Basra in the south and Mosul in the north. President Bush has not decided what size force should invade Iraq. The military prefers to send in about 250,000 troops, but some Administration officials think only about 80,000 would be needed...
Just as the world watched Baghdad and Basra in 1991, today every corner of the globe has its eyes fixed firmly on Kandahar and Kabul...
...have shot down an American aircraft over the southern no-fly zone. The Pentagon confirmed that an unmanned Predator reconnaissance plane was missing but denied Iraqi reports that retaliatory raids killed three civilians and injured 15. U.S. officials said American warplanes attacked military targets, including the radar site at Basra airport, that provide support for Iraq's recently upgraded air defenses...
...replacing "anti-stress" with "anti-__" 13. Touched down 14. It's phasing out MTBE as a gas additive 15. They're fighting to oust the Israelis 17. Part of B & B 18. Feedbag morsel 19. Whittle away 21. __ & Wesson has agreed to make products childproof 24. Sponge feature 26. Basra is Iraq's primary one 27. Indy 500 sponsor 28. It's ceasing monthly publication 32. Mauna __ 33. __ Teng-hui is stepping down as Nationalist party chairman 34. Aging orbiter 35. Word on some cornerstones 37. Jeanne d'__ 38. Indian princess 39. They're setting up a neutral zone...