Britain sends task force, Marines to Persian Gulf
Wednesday, January 8, 2003
LONDON -- Britain ordered a task force of ships and 3,000 Royal Marines to head toward the Persian Gulf and mobilized 1,500 reserve soldiers Tuesday for possible war on Iraq, joining the United States in stepping up military pressure on Saddam Hussein.
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