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To: Ilaine who wrote (66990)	1/20/2003 10:06:53 AM
From: BigBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin' around. No suh! Had to come out of stealth mode to post these articles. Now back under the radar for a while. :o{}}}}}} Monday, 20 January, 2003, 07:29 GMT UK troops head for Gulf news.bbc.co.uk However, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, in a statement on Monday to the Commons, is expected to stress no decision has been taken to go to war. More than 14,000 troops, with around 150 Challenger 2 battle tanks, are being placed on standby. Aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal, and helicopter carrier HMS Ocean are already on their way to the Gulf. Together with marine commandos and paratroopers, it could leave the UK with up to 30,000 members of the armed forces in place for war. UK troops in the Gulf Royal Navy Task Group has set sail Personnel include Royal Marines from 3 Commado Brigade Up to 30,000 members of the UK forces could be deployed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- US set to deploy 75,000 troops news.scotsman.com Dozens of US air force F-16 jets, A-10 tank busters and B-1 bombers took off for the Middle East last week and more are soon to follow. The bulk of the troops ordered to Kuwait just after Christmas, including all of the 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Military Expeditionary Force, are expected to be in the emirate by early February. But it now seems clear these deployments will not be the last. Based on the recommendations of the commander of the invasion force, Lieutenant General William Wallace, up to four more divisions of 75,000 GIs are expected to soon be on their way to the Middle East. The troops would comprise: the elite 101st Airborne Division, armed with attack and troop transport helicopters; the 1st Cavalry Armoured Division; the 1st Armoured Division and the 1st Infantry Division, equipped with Abrams tanks, Bradley troop carriers and self-propelled guns. The equipment for these troops is already either pre-positioned in Qatar or stored ships at Diego Garcia so the new divisions could be in place a couple of weeks after being alerted. The commanders of the four divisions are holding a computerised war-game in Germany this week, dubbed Exercise Victory Scrimmage, that will finalise their war plans. The order to deploy is expected soon after that. The visit to Ankara today by the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, General Dick Myiers, is also likely to clear the way for some 15,000 US troops to move into Turkey to open a northern front against Iraq. Thousands more US airborne troops are also likely to fly over Turkey to drop directly into northern Iraq if the war starts.