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Tue Mar 11, 7:09 AM ET

U.S. 101st Airborne soldiers don gas masks and guard their platoon next to a concrete bunker during a SCUD missile attack drill at Camp New York in northwestern Kuwait March 11, 2003. Thousands of soldiers deployed in the country are performing various exercises in preparation for a possible war against Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Jason Reed

Wed Mar 12, 7:58 AM ET

Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat team, part of the U.S. 3rd Infantry's Division, wait to check their chemical suits in Kuwait's desert, south of Iraq (news - web sites)'s border, March 12, 2003. Iraq threatened to kill civilians in the south of the country if they cooperate with U.S. forces during a war, U.S. defense officials said. REUTERS/Peter Andrews

Wed Mar 12, 7:35 AM ET

US army infantry soldiers continue their combat drills in the desert outside Kuwait City, March 12, 2003. Seeking crucial votes on a divided U.N. Security Council, Britain and the United States suggested Iraq (news - web sites) could be given a few more days to prove it had disarmed -- slightly delaying the deadline for war. Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Wed Mar 12, 7:31 AM ET

South Korean soldiers stand on a tank during a military exercise near the demilitarized zone which separates the country from communist North Korea (news - web sites), March 12, 2003. The U.S. envoy to South Korea (news - web sites) said North Korea's decision to restart a nuclear reactor and buzz a U.S. spyplane were 'worrisome' events that added urgency to the need for an effective approach to the North. Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Wed Mar 12, 6:58 AM ET

U.S. soldiers supervise Filipino soldiers as they practice marksmanship training at a makeshift shooting range in the remote village of San Roque near the southern port city of Zamboanga in the Philippines, March 12, 2003. U.S. soldiers are training local troops in counter-terrorism tactics as part of the security assistance training program by the United States government. REUTERS/Str

Wed Mar 12, 6:50 AM ET

A U.S. trainer demonstrates to Filipino soldiers on how to fire an M-60 machine gun, during a basic rifle marksmanship training at a remote village in Zamboanga city in the southern Philippines, March 12, 2003. U.S. troops are training local units in counter-terrorism tactics in jungles around the city as part of the security assistance training program by the U.S. government. REUTERS/str

Wed Mar 12, 6:45 AM ET

A U.S. Army infantry soldier carries cartridges of bullet rounds after troops were issued ammunition in the desert outside Kuwait City, March 12, 2003. Iraq (news - web sites) threatened to kill civilians in the south of the country if they cooperate with U.S. forces during a war, U.S. defense officials said. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach