But at the end of the day we'll judge the situation by Iraqi actions, not words.

A8 American officials worry over reports of Iraqi military actions.

A big question is what sort of Iraqi military action might get the poised allied hammer to start swinging.

The people who are dying today on the streets are not a result of any Iraqi action.

Administration officials, in interviews, said they were not conceding that Congress was heading toward making a troop increase contingent on Iraqi action.

And since the Iraqi action earlier this month, retail gasoline prices have risen about 15 cents a gallon.

The Iraqi action is a clear challenge to the United Nations.

Although the lack of planning resulted in some confusion, the Coalition did support the Iraqi action with land and air assets.

Those threats are no longer being made by administration officials, despite the lack of Iraqi action.

Agency officials say fears of future Iraqi nuclear actions are exaggerated, because the agency will have effective monitoring in place.