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To: Gut Trader who wrote (231450)3/26/2003 9:05:26 PM
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US calls up 30,000 new troops

timesonline.co.uk

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But American officials now concede that they had underestimated the guerrilla-style resistance led by the 40,000-strong Fedayin militia that is loyal to Saddam and the vulnerability of the American supply line. One official said: “We didn’t think the Fedayin would play such a big role. It’s not a huge deal, but we will have to adjust accordingly.” Others said that rather than keep pushing north, the allied forces would have to confront the enemy in the south before amassing troops and firepower near Baghdad. However, that means losing the momentum that was supposed to be the key to success.

President Bush continued to try to rally US morale as he prepared to meet Tony Blair for a summit at Camp David, insisting that American forces would be “relentless in our pursuit of victory”. US forces were well prepared for the battles ahead, he said. “I can assure the long-suffering people of Iraq that there will be a day of reckoning for the Iraqi regime, and that day is drawing near.” He accepted, however, that the war was “far from over” and backed away from declaring that the US was “ahead of schedule” — a phrase White House officials had said he would use.
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