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Article: Infantry ready to roll with reporters.(News)
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- The Boston Herald
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- March 8, 2003
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Byline: JULES CRITTENDEN
KUWAIT - After three months of living and training in the desert, an Army division that is awaiting the president's orders to invade Iraq is ready to move when those orders come - with dozens of news reporters "embedded" into combat units, 3rd Infantry Division commanding Gen. Buford C. "Buff" Blount III said.
"I sleep pretty good at night," Blount said yesterday, when asked whether any concerns he has about the possibility of war with Iraq are keeping him up at night. "The potential use of chemical and biological weapons would be the biggest concern, but we're well prepared for it. We're prepared to do everything that is asked ...