1.   His boasts that he would take on the allied aircraft had to be reversed in light of the American armada of ships and bombers converging on the gulf region.

2.   If Iraq does not reverse course, Clinton will have to begin a new buildup of U.S. forces in the gulf region.

3.   It is perhaps ironic, then, that the U.S. Air Force is simultaneously working hard to bolster security at U.S. military bases in the gulf region.

4.   On Sunday, Christopher welcomed the Security Council vote and again warned Saddam that the United States would take immediate action if Iraq again threatened the gulf region.

5.   Some suspect that they are suffering from an infectious agent present in the gulf region.

6.   Stock markets in the gulf region have fallen.

7.   The new American deployments reflect a gradual but marked change in the American military posture in the gulf region.

8.   The United States has long sought the establishment of a rapid deployment force in the gulf region but has been denied a permanent base by Saudi Arabia.

9.   To be able to ratchet up those forces quickly in an emergency, the United States has already pre-positioned equipment in the gulf region.

10.   Today we remain committed to defending the integrity of that nation and to protecting the stability of the gulf region.