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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (1441)	1/15/2003 11:13:59 AM
From: Ed Huang	Respond to of 25898

U.S. Asks NATO for Help in Case of Iraq War Wed January 15, 2003 10:41 AM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States formally asked the NATO allies Wednesday for assistance and support in case of a war with Iraq, a NATO official said. The official said Washington had tabled a proposal for six forms of support, none of which would involve direct military involvement in an attack on Iraq. He declined to detail them, but other NATO sources said they included military measures to protect NATO member Turkey, a likely base for U.S.-led air strikes on Iraq, from Iraqi missile or air attack. Other measures requested included access to the allies' air space, ports and military bases as well as NATO's early warning aircraft and Patriot air defense missiles. The NATO official said consultations were at an early stage and no decision had been taken on the U.S. request. reuters.com ----------------------------------------- Tony is shaky, NATO's support is badly needed.