1.   Previous cease-fire agreements, including one brokered by President Clinton last month, have not held, with each side accusing the other of violating commitments.

2.   Previous truce deals reached in the past year, including one brokered by CIA chief George Tenet in June, collapsed within days.

3.   Previous cease-fire agreements, including one brokered by Clinton last month, have not held, with each side accusing the other of violating commitments.

4.   Previous cease-fire agreements, including one brokered by President Clinton last month, did not hold, with each side accusing the other of violating commitments.

5.   Several cease-fires have collapsed without ever going into effect, including a deal brokered in Egypt last month by Clinton.