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  • E. G. Bailey
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transferred from Europe, sent in new warships and called up combat-ready National Guard units. Bush, asked directly whether he was going to w ar against Saddam Hussein, said: “ I would like to see a peaceful solution to this question." " I f this movement of force is what convinces him , so much the be tte r,” Bush said. “ Le t’s hope he comes to his senses,” he added. Defense Secretary Dick Ch­ eney, giving details of the new buildup, said it would include tw o a rm ored d iv is io n s and s m a lle r a rm ored u n its from Germany and a d iv is ion from the United States, the famous "B ig Red One” F irs t In fa n try Division (Mechanized) based at Port Riley, Kans. N either he nor Bush would say ju s t how m any troo ps would be jo in in g the 230,000 U.S. forces already in the gu lf area. However, fu ll deployment of the u n its lis te d by Cheney would add more than 150,000 troops to the U.S. forces there, Pentagon o ff ic ia ls sa id in p riva te co nve rsa tions . Even w ith o u t send ing a ll o f th e ir support un its , the a dd itiona l combat and essential support forces total about 100,000. Iraq has more than 400,000 troops in the region. Cheney said the Navy would send three add itiona l a irc ra ft carrier battle groups and their esco rts , the b a tt le s h ip USS Missouri and a second Marine a m p h ib io u s g roup o f 5 ,000 men. And, the defense secre tary said, com bat-ready N a tiona l Guard brigades — the 48th in Georgia, the 155th in M issis­ s ip p i and the 256 th in Louisiana — would be called up fo r the firs t time, fo r possible rea ss ig n m e n t to the M idd le East. They to ta l about 10,000 people. A lso , Cheney sa id , the A ir Force “ p robab ly ” would also send reinforcements. Hundreds of additional tanks w ill be deployed, the secretary said. “Whether it w ill be adequate in the event o f go ing to w ar w ith Saddam Hussein’s army, I ’m no t go ing to specu la te ,” said Gen. Colin Powell, cha ir­ man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Bush’s escalation of the U.S. gu lf presence was greeted w ith skepticism from congressional Democrats. “ I am conce rned th a t the a d m in is tra tio n is m oving to establish an offensive capacity in advance of a U.N. resolution au thoriz ing offensive action ,” said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Claiborne Pell, D-R.I. Pell said the in te rn a tio n a l trade embargo against Iraq has not yet had “ a decent chance to

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تاریخ انتشار 2014