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Source: http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2002/1004nj1.htm
U.S. Military Buildup Well Under Way
(National Journal) Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. - The Marines land in Kuwait. The Air Force bombs Saddam Hussein's command posts. Covert teams slip into Iraq. Army tanks rehearse crossing the Euphrates River. Transport vessels laden with supplies steam unheralded toward the Persian Gulf. Factories churn out precision weapons at an ever-accelerating pace. The military buildup is well under way.