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Troops poised to attack Iraq The US says it has broad backing for its action United States-led coalition forces in the Gulf are taking up battle positions for an invasion of Iraq amid reports that military action could be imminent. White House officials are refusing to say whether they will keep to President Bush\'s 48-hour deadline for Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to leave the country, which expires at 0100 GMT on Thursday. With about 150,000 US and British combat troops poised to attack the country, the Iraqi parliament began an emergency session on Wednesday with defiant chants of support for Saddam Hussein. As the deployment accelerated, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair won key parliamentary support for the military campaign, despite a major rebellion within his own Labour Party.