11.   The Americans forced a Security Council vote on a resolution demanding that Iraq pull its troops back from the Kuwaiti border and not threaten its neighbors again.

12.   The Iraqis turned back a plane carrying military observers based along the Kuwaiti border.

13.   The zone now stretches from the Kuwaiti border north to the outskirts of Baghdad.

14.   They pointed out that the last time such a review was to take place, last fall, the Iraqis began massing troops near the Kuwaiti border.

15.   They pointed out that the last time such a review was to take place, last October, the Iraqis began massing troops near the Kuwaiti border.

16.   This scenario envisions pacifying the Kuwaiti border within three months.

17.   When Iraqi troops last massed on the Kuwaiti border four years ago, the signals sent by Bush and his ambassador, April Glaspie, were irresolute.

18.   After Hussein built up troops on the Kuwaiti border last year, France and Russia stepped up their call for a relaxation of the sanctions.

19.   BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Two Americans who strayed across the Kuwaiti border are safe and being well-treated, Trade Minister Mohammed Mehdi Saleh tells a news conference Thursday.

20.   But Saddam lost whatever support he had after massing tens of thousands of troops along the Kuwaiti border last month.