11.   Free to choose, the military has made some poor choices, writing problems off as not warranting expensive solutions only to find the same problems turn catastrophic.

12.   He said the military makes use of the depleted uranium in antitank rounds because uranium is extremely hard and therefore more effective in penetrating tanks or concrete.

13.   In its customary style, the military is making the best of what it considers a dubious situation.

14.   Instead, the military will make sure that roads and base sites are clear.

15.   Meanwhile, as Canada struggles with a fiscal crisis brought on by years of spendthrift governance, the military makes a tempting target for cutters.

16.   Since then, though, the American military has made great strides in hostage rescue operations.

17.   Since January, when the military made searching for terrorist leaders the stated goal of the Afghanistan mission, only five of the wanted have been killed or captured.

18.   So the American military might as well make itself useful.

19.   Somewhat surprisingly, however, the Guatemalan military has also made an effort to link itself to Arbenz.

20.   The Burmese military has made similar deals with rebellious ethnic groups along its insurgency-plagued border.