U.S. SEES AFGHAN SUCCESS AS KEY TO ANY IRAQI CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has assessed that the success of itssearch-and-destroy operation for Saudi fugitive Osama Bin Laden is crucialfor any military campaign against Iraq. Pentagon officials said the combination of pinpoint intelligence,bombing operations and commando operations against Bin Laden targets inAfghanistan would help any U.S. military operation to destroy Iraqi missilesand weapons of mass destruction.