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U.S. - Sinai Force

For nearly 20 years, the United States has provided troops for a multinational peacekeeping force in the Sinai desert between Egypt and Israel. But the Bush administration has shown interest in reducing U.S. troop commitments around the world and the contingent in Sinai may be among those under scrutiny. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from the Pentagon.

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