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The US army recently increased its heavy weapons and supplies in Kuwait to accommodate an expansion of U.S. armored forces at a base near the Iraqi border, Army Secretary Thomas White said on Thursday.
"We have done a lot with pre-positioned stocks in the Gulf, making sure they're accessible and that they're in the right spot to support whatever the president wants to do," White told reporters.
But he noted the US army had not begun any military buildup in the region as US President George W. Bush has not made the final decision yet to take military actions against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
"We have done nothing specifically against any particular scenario" for war, White said.
Bush promised on Wednesday to seek congressional authorization before taking any military action to ensure Iraqi disarmament, and said he would make his case against Saddam Hussein in a major speech at the United Nations next week.
(Xinhua News Agency September 6, 2002)
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