Yet neither the White House nor Congress is likely to approve sending more troops.
The article also says the Czech government "had difficulty marshaling enough votes" to approve sending additional chemical weapons experts and support troops to the gulf.
On Tuesday the Cabinet approved sending a 48-member transportation unit to Mozambique, to operate under the United Nations command.
For another, recent polls show a majority of Americans would approve sending in American troops if it would help solve the drug problem.
He asked Congress to approve sending a combat engineer unit to South Vietnam.
The President approved sending two Marine battalions on February 26.
Mr. Bush eventually approved sending a contingent of 200 marines.
The Security Council tomorrow is expected to approve sending a 5,500-member, all-African force to the country.
On Monday, the Security Council is expected to approve sending 10,000 U.N. troops to East Timor.
On Tuesday, the Turkish Parliament approved sending troops to Iraq, though the exact details will be negotiated in several weeks.