A Patriot anti-missile system deployed at a joint U.S. and Israeli military outpost in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv is pictured at sunset March 9, 2003. Israel prepares to take action against possible chemical or biological agents in the event of an Iraqi missile attack if the U.S. launches war on Iraq
A Patriot anti-missile system deployed in a joint U.S. and Israeli military outpost in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, is silhouetted against the setting sun, March 9, 2003. Israel is preparing to take action against a possible chemical or biological strike by Iraq
President Bush (news - web sites), attired in a jogging suit and cap, leaves the White House to board his motorcade for a short ride to Ft. McNair in Washington, where he went for a private run, Sunday, March 9, 2003. As the world awaits news on whether the United States would lead an invasion into Iraq (news - web sites), Bush is spending a rare weekend in the nation's capital instead of his usual getaway at the presidential retreat at Camp David.
Aviation mechanic Brandon Ware, a native of Winnemucca, Nevada, uses a flashlight to inspect the intake guide vanes of a replacement F404 jet turbine for an F/A-18 Hornet, on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft carrier in the Gulf, March 9, 2003. The USS Abraham Lincoln is part of an eight-ship battle group operating in the Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch patrolling the southern 'No-Fly' zone over Iraq (news - web sites) and backing up Washington's tough stance on Baghdad. REUTERS/John Schults
A United Nations (news - web sites) bus carrying civilian staff south from the Iraq (news - web sites)-Kuwait border passes a British Army Land Rover in the north Kuwait desert, March 9, 2003. A U.N. observer force said on Sunday it was withdrawing non-essential military staff as well as civilian staff from the Iraq-Kuwait border, which U.S. forces would have to cross in any invasion of Iraq. Daljeet Bagga, spokesman of the U.N. Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission (UNIKOM), added the force was preparing for possible orders to withdraw all its staff from the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on the desert frontier. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
A U.S serviceman stands guard under a B52 bomber at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, a base which is presently leased to the United States Air Force (USAF), in Gloucestershire March 9, 2003. A fleet of U.S. B-52 jets landed at the base on Monday, as Washington continues its military build-up ahead of a possible conflict with Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Peter MacDiarmid
Frost covers the weapon of a U.S. soldier from the 2nd Infantry division during morning exercises near the DMZ at Paju, 60 km (40 miles) northeast of Seoul, March 9, 2003. South Korea (news - web sites) and the United States said North Korea (news - web sites) appeared set to test a missile within days, stepping up pressure for U.S. concessions in a nuclear standoff while Washington is preoccupied with Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
South Korean soldiers aim their weapons during exercises near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at Paju, 60 km (40 miles) northeast of Seoul, March 9, 2003. South Korea (news - web sites) and the United States said North Korea (news - web sites) appeared set to test a missile within days, stepping up pressure for U.S. concessions in a nuclear standoff while Washington is preoccupied with Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
A U.S. soldier (L) from the 130th Engineer Brigade cleans up his M249 machine gun during a weapons drill at Camp Virginia in the desert outside Kuwait City, March 9, 2003. U.S. and British warplanes sharply increased patrols over southern Iraq (news - web sites) ahead of a looming war. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
A U.S. army soldier inspects a convoy loaded with military vehicles ready to leave the port of Iskenderun, southeast Turkey, where U.S. army equipment is stored, Sunday March 9, 2003. Turkey's top politician said the government would wait for the results of the U.N. Security Council meeting next week before deciding whether to ask parliament to reconsider its refusal to allow in U.S. troops for an attack on Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
A U.S. Army soldier inspects a military vehicle loaded onto a truck ready to leave the port of Iskenderun, southeast Turkey, where U.S. Army equipment is stored, Sunday March 9, 2003. Turkey's top politician said the government would wait for the results of the U.N. Security Council meeting next week before deciding whether to ask parliament to reconsider its refusal to allow in U.S. troops for an attack on Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
U.S. Army soldiers inspect military vehicles loaded onto a truck ready to leave the port of Iskenderun, southeast Turkey, where U.S. Army equipment is stored, Sunday March 9, 2003. Turkey's top politician said the government would wait for the results of the U.N. Security Council meeting next week before deciding whether to ask parliament to reconsider its refusal to allow in U.S. troops for an attack on Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
A U.S. soldier inspects a military vehicle loaded onto a truck ready to leave the port of Iskenderun, southeast Turkey, where U.S. army equipment is stored, Sunday March 9, 2003. Turkey's top politician said the government would wait for the results of the U.N. Security Council meeting next week before deciding whether to ask parliament to reconsider its refusal to allow in U.S. troops for an attack on Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
U.S. Navy (news - web sites) aviation ordnancemen load a bomb on the wing of an F-18 Hornet on the flight deck aboard USS Constellation March 5, 2003. With international tension growing ahead of a possible war with Iraq (news - web sites), warplanes taking part in U.S.-British patrols on March 7 again attacked air defenses in a southern 'no-fly' zone of the country, the U.S. military said. Photo by Reuters
President George W. Bush (news - web sites) talks to British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) from the Oval Office, March 7, 2003. Bush on Saturday stepped up pressure on reluctant U.N. Security Council members to set a March 17 deadline for Iraq (news - web sites) to disarm or face military action, digging in for what may be a losing diplomatic battle.