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Sorry, this is kind of dated, but still good... PRESIDENT BUSH AGREES TO MORE INSPECTORS
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 15:23:04 -0500
> > > (AP) Washington, DC Friday, March 17, 2003 8:00 AM
President George Bush has made an announcement that we will not attack Iraq.
The President has announced that as of today, he is agreeing to additional inspectors to be deployed throughout the country of Iraq. We will be sending 250,000 additional inspectors into Iraq. The additional inspectors will include: 24,000 members of the 1st Infantry Division 15,000 members of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) 15,000 members of the 82d Airborne Division and more than 5,000 members of the 4th armored division with their "M1-A1 all-terrain vehicles." Additionally there will be U.S. Army personnel, as needed for inspections, a variety of U.S. Air Force personnel for aerial recon missions and other "surveillance" activities, a significant number of United States Marines to aid with inspections, U. S. Coast Guard personnel to inspect coastlines, as well as an undisclosed number of Navy SEALs, Rangers, Green Berets, Recon Marines, Delta Force, and other Special Operations personnel to inspect Iraqi "hideaways."
To aid the inspections, special air deliveries will be made by aircraft from the USS Constellation, USS George Washington, USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Kitty Hawk. The President stated: "With these additional inspectors, the inspections should be completed in a few weeks."
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