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Pentagon chief: We're ready to attack (David Usborne, 22 December 2002, Independent uk)

The United States' most senior military official, General Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declared yesterday that his troops are ready to attack Iraq the moment they get the green light from President George Bush. "US forces are ready if called upon," he said.

You know, the week that Saddam falls someone will have written a "wobbly watch" column. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 21, 2002 9:24 PM