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...front-page story in the New York Times on April 28 claimed that Bush had all but settled on a full-scale ground invasion of Iraq early next year with between 70,000 and 250,000 U.S. troops. But military and civilian officials insist that there is no finalized battle plan or timetable--and that Bush has not even been presented with a formal list of options. Instead, the Times story, with its vision of a large-scale troop deployment, seems to have been the latest volley in the bureaucratic war at home, leaked by uniformed officers who think some...
...front-page story in the New York Times on April 28 claimed that Bush had all but settled on a full-scale ground invasion of Iraq early next year with between 70,000 and 250,000 U.S. troops. But military and civilian officials insist that there is no finalized battle plan or timetable - and that Bush has not even been presented with a formal list of options. Instead, the Times story, with its vision of a large-scale troop deployment, seems to have been the latest volley in the bureaucratic war at home, leaked by uniformed officers who think some...
...office, Bush has made noises about finishing the job his father started. Sept. 11 may have diverted his attention, but Iraq has never been far from his mind. By the end of 2001, diplomats were discussing how to enlist the support of Arab allies, the military was sharpening its troop estimates, and the communications team was plotting how to sell an attack to the American public. The whole purpose of putting Iraq into Bush's State of the Union address, as part of the "axis of evil," was to begin the debate about a possible invasion...
...aggressively to halt the violence. The situation has become so desperate that this unilateralist Administration is preparing to ask the rest of the world for help. A senior State Department official confirmed to TIME several elements under consideration as part of a deal to achieve a cease-fire, Israeli troop withdrawal and the start of political negotiations. The official said that Powell has been pressing Israel, the Palestinians and the Arab states for their ideas about a deal. The ideas include the deployment of U.S. monitors and an international fund to rebuild Palestine. Even more significant, the U.S. is leaning...
...Tamil Eelam and its strategic value as a major deepwater harbor made it a city on edge. The war also kept visitors from some of the island's finest beaches on the little-visited eastern coast. Just six months ago, the Tigers launched a suicide attack on a troop-transport ship just off Trincomalee, killing 21 soldiers and rebels...