U.S. COULD BRING PEACEKEEPERS IN ARAB-ISRAELI SPHERE

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration is being urged to examinethe deployment of U.S. troops as part of any settlement between Israel andthe Palestinians. Officials said Congress and the administration have discussed scenariosto resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a Middle East bereft of theregime led by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. They said one scenarioenvisions the deployment of U.S. troops in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ineither an interim or permanent accord.