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Fighter jets from the USS Abraham Lincoln flew over head, not part of the exercise, but on their way to enforce a “no-fly” zone in southern Iraq. Engineers in Qatar, mean while, are finishing a new for ward command post for the U.S. Central Command — the men and women who would lead a war in Iraq. They’re expected to arrive in November to direct another exercise from the low- profile buildings camouflaged as sand dunes. Special operations forces have put up tents at a new base in Djibouti, across the Red Sea from Yemen. In Kuwait, part of itn armored infantry brigade from Fort Benning, Ga., sits within 28 miles of the Iraqi border — a 10- hour drive to Baghdad. U.S. military spokesmen insist the exercises and deploy ments are routine, or part of the war against terrorism. But there is little doubt these forces could be used in an invasion of Iraq to remove President Saddam Hussein. During a visit to Kuwait last week. Central Command’s Gen. Tommy Franks said his men “are prepared to do whatever we are asked to do.” While the governments of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia refuse to discuss military matters, their citizens bear witness daily to the U.S. military presence in the region. The Kuwaiti government ordered gas masks for all civil servants and authorized their sale to civilians. Troops have rolled out Patriot missile batter ies to defend against possible Scud missile attacks. “From what we’re seeing, it looks like something is going to happen, but it’s hard to know exactly what,” said Bader al- Otibi, a government worker who was taken prisoner during the Iraqi occupation in 1990. “I’m against war, but I’m also against Saddam.” Along the featureless, rolling desert that is shared by Kuwait and Iraq as a border, unarmed U.N. monitors stand guard in a 10-mile-wide demil itarized zone. An electric fence and anti-tank trenches mark it, but there’s little to slow an invading force. From what we're seeing, it looks like something is going to happen, but it's hard to know exactly what. — Bader al-Oitibi government worker Experts differ on the number of troops needed to invade Iraq — estimates vary from 50.000 to 350,000. depending on the strategy. Deployments already planned would bring the num ber of troops in the region to near 50,000 by November, which coincides with a U.S.- proposed deadline for Iraq to comply with U.N. resolutions. U.S. military personnel, with their close-cropped hair, mili tary-issue luggage and incon gruous civilian clothes, are already in hotels in Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. F-16 fighter jets roar over Qatar’s capital, Doha, and vans full of troops shuttle between the 5th Fleet’s headquarters JufFair, Bahrain, and the interr tional airport, where the L ; Navy maintains a special tenr nal for aircraft that fly to i USS Abraham Lincoln other regional bases. The aircraft carrier Harry Truman, leading a battle group, is scheduled within striking distance ofla in November to replace the IS George Washington 1 group. Pentagon officials bringing the total U.S. b. forces in the area to morefe 2t),(KK) sailors and 255 aircrai The Marines, in Kuwaifi the “Eager Mace” exerci* make up the 11th Mar/: Expeditionary Unit, amphibious invasion force 2,2(X) troops. A similar f® accompanies most carrier groups, meaning 6,600 Mar : will be in the region November. The U.S. Air Force keo 6,(XK) personnel and an uni' closed number of planes Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sulur Base; 1.700 troops at Indi Turkey; and 3,300 at the. Udeid Air Base in Qatar, rently home to refueling pla Several thousand more U.S Force members operate fra two air bases in Kuwait hundreds of ground sup] workers are in the United A.? Emirates and Oman. Part of the 3rd Brigade.: Infantry Division from B Benning is wrapping upara tine six-month tour as Kuwaii defenders, waiting to be relieve; in November by the 2i Brigade from Fort Stewart,Ga. a Central Command spokesmr said. A typical armored infantr; brigade numbers between 2,50 and 3.000 troops. The Fort Benning troops. Iik the USS George Washington bat tie group’s sailors, could hffl their stay extended, twfettv spokesperson said. interna the batt Kos in belgra Kostunica w< dential race Western cant ouster of Slol The unoft for Free Democracy, watchdog gr< the won with percent of Finishing in cent was De Miroljub Lab in a runoff vc Ultranatic Seselj. whe Milosevic, fi 22 percent, higher than e Official Monday but proven reliab “Seselj’s said Kostuni Samardzic. 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