Mobilisation gathers pace as America lays down plans to strike within weeks Julian Borger in Washington and Richard Norton-Taylor Saturday November 9, 2002 The Guardian Even as the UN weapons inspectors pack their bags for a daunting and uncertain trip to Iraq later this month, the Pentagon is steadily building up its forces in the region and is expected to be ready for battle by as early as next month, military analysts said yesterday. The Bush administration is deeply sceptical of the UN inspectors' chances of disarming Saddam Hussein's regime and is convinced that a conflict is almost inevitable. The...