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0 PRI 19980205t35 .2000.1890 NEWS STORY
1 The US is bolsteringe1 its military presence in the gulf, ass45 President Clinton discussede2 the Iraq crisise32 with the one ally who has backede3 his threate4 of force, British prime minister Tony Blair .
2 The World's Nancy Marshall reports on Mr. Blair 's current visit to Washington and the special relationship between the two leaders.
3 President Clinton rollede6 out the red carpet for prime minister Blair , welcominge7 him not only as a close ally, but a close friend.
4 Posinge8 for photographers with Clinton , Blair pledgede9 to stande11 united with the president against Iraq , warninge13 Saddam Hussein that the threate14 of force is reale33 .
5 The British aircraft carrier invincible is nowt36 patrollinge34 the Persian Gulf alongside three US vessels.
6 Washington and London are virtually alonee37 in warninge17 Iraq of military strikese19 ifs20 it does n't backe21 down on the weapons inspection issue.
7 President Clinton sayse24 he and Blair will stande38 together not just on Iraq but also on arrestinge27 the terrorists suspectede28 of blowinge29 up Pan Am flight one oh three over Scotland .
8 For The World I'm Nancy Marshall in Washington .