The White House yesterday disclosed that Kuwait's ousted government has formally asked the U.S. to enforce the total trade embargo the United Nations has imposed on Iraq, allowing the U.S. and other nations to immediately begin stopping ships carrying Iraqi goods. Secretary of State James Baker, speaking on ABC News' " This Week, " said the Kuwaiti request gives the U.S. and other countries " a legal basis for (stopping) the export of oil and that sort of thing. "  
 Verb: stopping
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