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November 1, 2002: Navy Looks for Merchant Ships to Ferry Materiel to Persian Gulf

2002-11-01

The US Navy looks for merchant ships to carry huge amounts of armor and ammunition to the Persian Gulf, in preparation for the upcoming invasion of Iraq. [Unger, 2007, pp. 267]