Shaffer
01-10-03, 11:10 AM
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait--American troop reinforcements come to Kuwait daily in the biggest military buildup in the region since the Gulf War--but it's hard to tell.
After heavy media coverage of their departure from bases in the United States this week, complete with teary embraces with relatives and their views of possible war with Iraq, the soldiers are landing in Kuwait in near secrecy.
The U.S. government is engaged in a juggling act--advertising loudly to Saddam Hussein that he faces the threat of massive force if he fails to give up weapons of mass destruction, while trying to keep a low profile in the gulf region to ease local sensitivities.
The balance is highly visible--or perhaps invisible--in Kuwait, the largest forward staging area for a potential U.S. ground invasion of southern Iraq.
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After heavy media coverage of their departure from bases in the United States this week, complete with teary embraces with relatives and their views of possible war with Iraq, the soldiers are landing in Kuwait in near secrecy.
The U.S. government is engaged in a juggling act--advertising loudly to Saddam Hussein that he faces the threat of massive force if he fails to give up weapons of mass destruction, while trying to keep a low profile in the gulf region to ease local sensitivities.
The balance is highly visible--or perhaps invisible--in Kuwait, the largest forward staging area for a potential U.S. ground invasion of southern Iraq.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-mil10.html