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Byline: John Sullivan
SHUAIBA PORT, Kuwait _ The first major reinforcements for U.S. and British forces roared off ships Tuesday, adding a major new punch to the campaign to take Baghdad.
Soldiers began unloading the hundreds of tanks, helicopters, armored vehicles and missile launchers that make up the Army's 4th Infantry Division soon after the first ship arrived at 6 a.m.
They'll be ready for battle "in a matter of weeks," said Brig. Gen. Stephen Speakes, assistant division commander for support.
As many as 30 ships will unload here in the next month, but the port can handle only three at a time. Military planners intend to unload ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Reinforcements expected to be ready to fight in weeks, official...