1.   The outcome might then have been a negotiated peace or, at best, a military stalemate, he contends.

2.   But this particular guerrilla conflict, which has been raging for decades, has reached a military stalemate and needs to be resolved at the negotiating table.

3.   Harry S. Truman confronted a military stalemate in Korea, charges of corruption and the firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

4.   In addition, by the end of November the northern areas of Afghanistan will be snowbound, a condition that favors a military stalemate.

5.   Then vanity, miscalculation and new weapons and tactics set the stage for military stalemate on a catastrophic scale.

6.   While the military stalemate continues, India has kept the pressure on Pakistan in other ways that Musharraf clearly resents.

7.   Gradually the attacks moved north of Kabul and life became a little quieter, but the military stalemate remained virtually unchanged until last weekend.

8.   Jan van Eck, an analyst, said the rebels have to be included in the peace process because there is a military stalemate between the two sides.

9.   South Africa was keen to pull out of the military stalemate in Angola as it came under increasing economic and political difficulties at home.