WASHINGTON, Aug 01, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Pentagon officials met Thursday with representatives of Israel and Egypt to discuss a U.S. proposal to reduce American participation in the Sinai peacekeeping force. The 11-nation Multinational Force and Observers has been patrolling the area between the two countries for two decades. The 865 Americans there make up nearly half the total 1,836 soldiers, sailors, pilots and other uniformed members of the combined force. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld wants to drop the U.S. commitment to a couple of dozen people, freeing up American troops for combat service. Department of Defense...