US Will Tip Its Hand Before Attacking Iran

January 29, 2003, US ambassador to the UN John Negroponte said the window was closing, and Jordan allowed US troops to stage attack on Iraq from Jordan.

January 24, 2003, US and UK military lobbied Turkey unsuccessfully for permission to attack Iraq from there.

January 23, 2003, US military ships headed to Iraq raising presence to 4 battle groups.  Australian troops also headed to Iraq.

January 22, 2003, Guard and Reserves were called up in the US, while British troops and equipment headed to Iraq.  Iraq claimed, as it had also on December 23rd, to have shot down an unmanned U.S. plane.

January 21, 2003, British troops prepared to go to Iraq.

January 20, 2003, There were 57,000 US troops in the area.  Rumsfeld said troops were running out.  British troop deployment was announced.

January 19, 2003, Powell said time was running out.  British troops mobilized.

January 12, 2003, Rumsfeld signed orders to add 62,000 to the 60,000 U.S. troops in the area.

January 11, 2003, Australian troop deployments announced.

January 10, 2003, Gen. Meyers described US troops training Iraqis in Hungary.

January 9, 2003, US soldiers called up.

January 8, 2003, Central Command moved to Qatar and announced US troop deployments.

January 6, 2003, US ships arrived in Gulf.

January 2, 2003, Bush sent elite forces to Iraq.

December 24 - 29, 2002, U.S. troops received deployment orders.

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