Royal New Zealand Navy – New Zealand will send a frigate and and P-3 Orion patrol aircraft to the Gulf to support the war on terror.
US Navy – Former Secretary of the Navy James Webb gave a speech last week at the Naval Post Graduate School in which he spoke against military action on Iraq.
- San Francisco Chronicle: At Navy school in Monterey, voices of skepticism about Iraq war
Background – Logistics – William Arkin on the importance of logistics in war, and the logistic preparations being made for action in Iraq.
- Los Angeles Times: Building a War: As Some Argue, Supply Lines Fill Up
By William M. Arkin
Background – Iraq – The latest version of the war plan for Iraq is unveiled.
- Washington Post: War Plan For Iraq Is Ready, Say Officials
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