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Troops wait as deadline draws near

Troops were poised to invade Iraq today as US President George W Bush’s deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq by 1am on Thursday drew near.

Troops wait as deadline draws near

Wed, 19 Mar, 2003 - 18:22

Troops were poised to invade Iraq today as US President George W Bush’s deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq by 1am on Thursday drew near.

:: Convoys of US-led forces moved across the Kuwaiti desert towards Iraq. Around 300,000 British and US soldiers are now ready to strike.

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