101.   Other major European countries also have such forces, including Britain, France and the Netherlands.

102.   Pentagon spokeswoman Susan Hansen said it takes time to calculate costs above those normally associated with having forces abroad in peacetime.

103.   A convention on home work, when ratified by a member state, would have the force of law.

104.   A slew of royal decrees, that have the force of law, is ready to be issued.

105.   Besides South Korea, the United States has military forces in Japan, Guam, Saipan, Singapore, Diego Garcia and Hawaii.

106.   Both governments said they had intervention forces standing ready but also sought to save lives.

107.   Britain has substantial forces in the region as part of a long-planned joint exercise with Oman.

108.   Britain already has substantial forces in the Gulf area as part of a long-planned joint exercise with Oman.

109.   Britain and the United States, which have naval forces in the Gulf, are pledged to protect freedom of navigation in the Gulf.

110.   But it is not considered a major threat because it does not have enough forces to attack larger cities.