1.   Even before the threat of American retaliation, Afghanistan faced severe food shortages.

2.   He then announced that the United States has placed the brigade on its list of terrorist organizations and warned of American retaliation.

3.   Her strong statements on Sunday promising American retaliation if Israeli is attacked seemed designed to reassure Israelis that they would not be victimized by American policy against Iraq.

4.   His remarks raised the possibility of American military retaliation.

5.   In each case, American retaliation could be justified as self-defense or in response to threats to American national security interests.

6.   Opinion polls say that the French overwhelmingly favor participation in any American military retaliation.

7.   Others say Saddam will stop short of any actions that would invite American retaliation, while trying to build support for an unconditional lifting of the sanctions.

8.   The reported attack was the second in two days, and Washington needed to determine the facts before deciding on the extent of American retaliation.

9.   The tax could provoke direct American retaliation, although such a tax is not specifically prohibited by the North American Free Trade Agreement.

10.   The weapons were not used, perhaps for fear of a withering American retaliation.