Washington DC Monday, March 17, 2003 10 PM
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
More than 5,000 members of the 4th armored division with their "M1-A1
all-terrain vehicles"
Additional 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
United States Coast Guard personnel to inspect coastlines
An undisclosed number of Rangers, Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Recon
Marines, Delta Force, and other Special Operations personnel to inspect Iraqi "hide-aways"
Special air deliveries to aid the inspections will be made by aircraft
from the USS Constellation, USS George Washington, USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Enterprise.
B52s, B1s and B2s will aid in uncovering previously hidden assets in
underground storage areas.
The President stated: "With these additional inspectors, the
inspections should be completed in a few weeks."
