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Iraq - U.S.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports President George W Bush and his team have promised a tough line against Iraq. That commitment is setting up what looks like the Administration's first foreign policy challenge. U.S. officials say Saddam Hussein has rebuilt facilities for manufacturing weapons of mass destruction and is preparing for illegal oil exports. The new Bush Administration may feel compelled to move against the Iraqi regime, but its military options are highly limited.

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