1.   Besides, he argued that America would be reverting to isolationism if it failed to build a missile shield because it would be unable to protect its allies.

2.   Bush also said theater-based systems should be developed to protect allies such as Japan and South Korea.

3.   China has objected to proposed theater missile defenses, local systems intended to protect American allies in Asia from missile attacks.

4.   She said U.S. allies are protected.

5.   The moves, they said, created a far larger buffer zone to protect American allies in the gulf from Iraqi aggression.

6.   Administration officials were at a loss to describe what the United States would do to help protect allies.

7.   Rumsfeld also offered to share missile defense technology to ensure the allies are protected as well.

8.   Iraq said Thursday that the United States, seeking to protect its ally Israel, had intended to attack Baghdad even before it invaded Kuwait six years ago.