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To: Ilaine who wrote (84575)	3/21/2003 12:29:24 PM
From: kumar	Respond to of 281500

sometimes asking forgiveness is better than asking permission. I'd say military should 'screw air space concepts, and do what needs to be done'. worry about fallouts later. thats what diplomats are hired for.

To: Ilaine who wrote (84575)	3/21/2003 12:29:29 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

...Epstein suggested maybe Jordan.........bingo!!! Jordan opens up Iraq's western front atimes.com Jordan is being pulled in opposite directions. On the one hand it relies heavily on Baghdad for vital oil supplies and trade. On the other hand it will need massive US largesse to recoup war losses. A huge and "unofficial" buildup of US tanks and troops in eastern Jordan, then, provides a strong clue as to how the Jordanians are handling the dilemma. Thousands more troops - at least half of them Special Forces - will arrive over the weekend. So far, the tanks and heavy military equipment have arrived by ship at the southern Jordanian port of Aqaba and have been deployed to the east shrouded in utmost secrecy. Secrecy is paramount, according to the source. The Revolutionary Command Council in Baghdad apparently has no idea that this may be happening, while 5 million Jordanians - including a vast majority of Palestinians - condemn the Anglo-American invasion. Marwan Muasher, Jordan's Foreign Minister, still insists that no more than 2,000 American and British troops are in the country, and then only for defensive purposes: to operate the three Patriot anti-missile batteries that have been set up to defend the capital Amman and the city of Irbid in northern Jordan. [cont'd...]