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Article: IRAQ BULLDOZES BANNED MISSILES.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2003
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Byline: NIKO PRICE Associated Press -
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq began crushing banned missiles with bulldozers Saturday, meeting a U.N. demand in an attempt to prevent a devastating U.S.-led attack. Washington dismissed the move and continued to push for war.
But President Bush's preparations for a military showdown with Iraq suffered a severe setback when Turkey's parliament failed to approve the deployment of 62,000 U.S. combat troops. The United States wants to use Turkey to open a northern front against Iraq if it launches a war.
Even Arab nations failed to find unity over the Iraq crisis, with a summit descending into an exchange of insults ...