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U.S. forces to protect the American embassy and U.S. interests in the war-torn west African nation of Liberia and would work with the United Nations to help restore a cease fire. "We're concerned about our people," Bush said. At the same time, Bush indicated that he had not yet made up his mind on the size of a U.S. force that might be sent to help peacekeepers from west African nations already in Liberia. "We continue to monitor the situation very closely," Bush said during a joint news conference on his Texas ranch with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi. Bush spoke...