[Mr. Mulliner]

Perhaps this helps to explain that.

The AP reports

The start of aid shipped in through the port of Umm Qasr has been delayed. Two mines were discovered in the waterway that leads to the port. The British officials have decided that the entire waterway needs to be swept by divers and dolphins before humanitarian and military ships can enter.

[mc10]

regretfully, I did not make myself clear. By DROPPING supplies, my intention was to convey the need to use aircraft to "scatter" and encircle the town with food and water...by AIR...regrets